English Explanatory Dictionary

seton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

seton setons

Etymology

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

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