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seton - What does it mean?

Definition of 'seton'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medicine|agriculture) 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.
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  • |passage=The animal was lean and tall, and had a moth-eaten mane, rough hoofs and loose shoes; a seton bobbed up and down on its breast. }}

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