/seet"n/ , n. Surg.
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
[ 1350-1400; ME seton- (s. of seto ), equiv. to set ( a ) SETA + -on- n. suffix ]
/seet"n/ , n. Surg.
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
[ 1350-1400; ME seton- (s. of seto ), equiv. to set ( a ) SETA + -on- n. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012