SE'TON, noun [Latin seta, a bristle.] In surgery, a few horsehairs or small threads, or a twist of silk, drawn through the skin by a large needle, by which a small opening is made and which is continued for the discharge of humors.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.