Etymology

seton

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English seton ← Medieval Latin sētō
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seton · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsētō
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseton
  3. English todayseton

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

Seton · proper noun2

Variant of Seaton.

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