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setons

setons is the plural of seton.

Meaning of seton

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...

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Proper noun capitalized: Setons

Setons

  1. (plural) plural of Seton

Questions about setons

What is setons the plural of?
Setons is the plural of seton.
What part of speech is setons?
Setons is a proper noun.

Words near setons in the dictionary

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

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