seton

The English word “seton” has 1 meaning listed here.

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.

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

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