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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.