D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Seton

/sēt'-ən/ · Se·ton · IPA /sˈiːtən/
01 n. 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…
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    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.(Med. & Far.)