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seton

seton noun: a few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.

Noun

seton (plural setons)

  1. A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
    • If the predisposition to the disease has arisen from a plethoric state of the system, or from a turgescence in the vessels of the head, this is to be obviated by bleeding, both generally and topically, but more particularly the latter; an abstemious diet and proper exercise; and by a seton in the...1842, Gibbons Merle, John Reitch, The Domestic Dictionary and Housekeeper’s Manual: Comprising Everything Related to Cookery, Diet, Economy and Medicine. By Gibbons Merle. The Medical Portion of the...
    • The animal was lean and tall, and had a moth-eaten mane, rough hoofs and loose shoes; a seton bobbed up and down on its breast.1904, Gustave Flaubert, Over Strand and Field

Proper noun capitalized: Seton

Seton (plural Setons)

  1. A surname.

seton meaning in Tamil

seton in Tamil

ஊடு இழைமம்

Forms of seton

Noun
pluralsetons
Proper noun
pluralSetons

Origin of seton

From Middle English seton, setoun, from Medieval Latin sētō, sētōn-.

Variant of Seaton.

Phrases with seton

Questions about seton

What does seton mean?
Seton means a few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
What is seton in Tamil?
Seton in Tamil is ஊடு இழைமம். See Seton meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seton?
Seton can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of seton?
The plural of seton is setons.

Words near seton in the dictionary

  1. Setoguchis
  2. setoid
  3. setoids
  4. setoka
  5. Setomaa
  6. seton
  7. setons
  8. setoperone
  9. Setos
  10. setose
  11. setosely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: seton (page history and authors); Seton (page history and authors); seton (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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