See Also: nervus vestibulocochlearis(medicine)
nuclei nervi vestibulocochlearis(medicine)
pars vestibularis nervi vestibulocochlearis(medicine)
nervus(medicine)
nervus mentalis(medicine)
nervus mylohyoideus(medicine)
nervus nasociliaris(medicine)
nervus nasopalatinus(medicine)
nervus obturatorius(medicine)
nervus octavus(medicine)

ferret (iou) and nervus vestibulocochlearis (medicine)


ferret (iou)



ferret verb. LME.
[from FERRET noun1. Cf. French fureter.]
a. verb intrans. Hunt with ferrets. Chiefly as ferreting verbal noun. LME.
b. verb trans. Clear (a burrow etc.) by means of a ferret. L15.
R. Jefferies Even if the burrows be ferreted, in a few weeks this great hole shows signs of fresh inhabitants.
verb trans. Drive out (as) with a ferret. (Foll. by about, away, forth, off, out.) L16.
D. H. Lawrence Ferretted the rats from under the barn.
a. verb trans. Bother, worry, (a person); hunt or search out (also foll. by up). L16.
L. Deighton Does he sniff round to see what he can ferret out?
b. verb intrans. Worry, be concerned (about); search or rummage about. L16.
A. Sillitoe I'll just nip round to see your dad, and tell him you're here, in case he should ferret about you. E. Bowen Eva..ferreted under a gauntlet, laid bare her wristwatch.
ferreter noun ME.

nervus vestibulocochlearis (medicine)


nervus vestibulocochlearis
vestibulocochlear nerve. See entries under radix