Definition of seton Seton
/siˈtʌn/ - [seetun] - se•ton
We found 4 definitions of seton from 4 different sources.
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What does seton mean?
WordNet
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| seton - United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) | ||
| Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton | ||
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Wiktionary 
- seton (Noun)
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 DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- seton (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sē′tn, n. (surg.) an artificially produced sinus or channel, through which some substance, as a skein of cotton or silk, or a long flat piece of india-rubber or gutta-percha, is passed so as to excite suppuration, and to keep the artificially formed openings patent: also the inserted material. [Fr. séton (It. setone)—Low L. seto—L. seta, a bristle.]
