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• seton
  seton

  noun

  a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
• Seton
  Seton

  noun

  Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).

seton

¹ American  

[seet-n] / ˈsit n /

noun

Surgery.

1. a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.

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Seton ² American  

[seet-n] / ˈsit n /

noun

1. Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).

2. Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.

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Seton British  

/ ˈsiːtən /

noun

1. Ernest Thompson. 1860–1946, US author and illustrator of animal books, born in England

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Etymology

Origin of seton

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō ), equivalent to sēt ( a ) seta + -ōn- noun suffix

Example Sentences

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seton Seton

On these accounts, a seton passing through the base of the ulcer in poll-evil and fistulous withers is so beneficial.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

A blister is altogether preferable to a seton; the one acts as a derivative, by drawing the blood immediately to the surface without producing absolute inflammation, which the other as a foreign body violently excites.

From The Dog by Dinks

He used the seton and the cautery, which was much in vogue in his day, especially in cases of paralysis.

From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by James Sands Elliott

Row′el-head, the axis on which a rowel turns; Row′eling-need′le, a needle used for inserting a rowel or seton; Row′eling-scis′sors, a farrier's instrument for inserting rowels; Row′el-spur, a spur having several radiating points.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

More blood must be subtracted, a seton inserted, the bowels opened with Epsom salts, and the digitalis, nitre, and James's powder given more frequently and in larger doses than before.

From The Dog by William Youatt

A spokesperson for the Ascension Seton hospitals said in a statement, “When a patient experiences a serious or life-threatening condition during pregnancy, our clinicians provide medically indicated treatment, including treatment for an ectopic pregnancy.”

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

He chose the program over traditional acceptances, some with scholarships and honors, including at the University of South Carolina, Seton Hall and University of Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

The Seton Hall student, who is studying marketing and economics, could be found waiting at the end of the red carpet Sunday afternoon to meet Chalamet again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

And Seton had come through the ordeal of cross-examination well.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie