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Webster 1913 Edition


Seton

Se′ton

,
Noun.
[F.
séton
(cf. It.
setone
), from L.
seta
a thick, stiff hair, a bristle.]
(Med. & Far.)
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Seton

SE'TON

,
Noun.
[l. seta, a bristle.] In surgery, a few horsehairs or small threads, or a twist of silk, drawn through the skin by a large needle, by which a small opening is made and which is continued for the discharge of humors.

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séton

séton

See also: seton and set on

French

Noun

séton m (plural sétons)

  1. seton

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