1 German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ. 2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ. German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning âto flowâ. 2  German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin âadviceâ, âcounselâ.
otitis media. An infection of the middle ear that sometimes causes damage to the eardrum and loss of hearing. It is often caused by bacteria entering the middle ear via the eustachian tube (tube that connects the middle ear to the nasal cavity). ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Otitis externa and Otitis media in Dogs. Otitis externa is a chronic inflammation of a dog external ear canal. Otitis media, meanwhile, is an inflammation of the dog's middle ear. Both of these terms are used to describe clinical symptoms and are not diseases in themselves.