English-Thai Dictionary
seton
N เส้นด้าย ยาว สำหรับ สอด ผ่าน เข้าไป ใน โพรง เนื้อเยื่อ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SETON
n.[L. 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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SETON
Se "ton, n. Etym: [F. séton (cf. It. setone ), from L. seta a thick, stiff hair, a bristle. ] (Med. & Far. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
seton
se ton |ˈsētn sitn | ▶noun Medicine, historical a skein of cotton or other absorbent material passed below the skin and left with the ends protruding, to promote drainage of fluid or to act as a counterirritant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin seto (n- ), apparently from Latin seta ‘bristle. ’
Seton, St. Elizabeth Ann
Se ton, St. Elizabeth Ann |ˈsētn sitn | (1774 –1821 ), US religious leader, educator, and social reformer; full name St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. The widowed mother of five children, she converted to Roman Catholicism in 1805. She became a nun in 1809 and by 1813 had founded the Sisters of Charity, a religious order. In 1975, she became the first native-born American to be canonized.
Oxford Dictionary
seton
seton |ˈsiːt (ə )n | ▶noun Medicine, historical a skein of cotton or other absorbent material passed below the skin and left with the ends protruding, to promote drainage of fluid or to act as a counterirritant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin seto (n- ), apparently from Latin seta ‘bristle ’.
Seton, St. Elizabeth Ann
Se ton, St. Elizabeth Ann |ˈsētn sitn | (1774 –1821 ), US religious leader, educator, and social reformer; full name St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. The widowed mother of five children, she converted to Roman Catholicism in 1805. She became a nun in 1809 and by 1813 had founded the Sisters of Charity, a religious order. In 1975, she became the first native-born American to be canonized.