What does "seton" mean?

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 a synonym for "seton"?

Common synonyms include: drain, drainage, drainage cord, fistula drain.

Seton

name, noun

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Definitions

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.
"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 neck."

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Synonyms

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drain drainage drainage cord fistula drain

Antonyms

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closure occlusion

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"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 neck."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Variant of Seaton.

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