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Definitions
Wiktionary
- 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; also, the issue so formed.
Examples
“Arculanus is said to have re-introduced the use of the seton, that is the method of producing intense counter-irritation by the introduction of some foreign body into an incision in the skin.”
“A seton is the first thing; the bowels should be preserved from constipation; and the nitrate of silver, in doses of one-eighth of a grain, made into a pill with linseed meal, and increased to a quarter of a grain, should be given morning and night.”
“Body Cavity Search Takes a Turn for the Worse -- During a rectal exam, immigration officers "unknowingly" pull out a seton.”
“#6 Comment By seton On February 13, 2007 @ 12:51 pm”
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“#8 Comment By seton On February 15, 2007 @ 10:59 am”
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ruzuzu Oh, ew. May 5, 2011
frogapplause Body cavity search gone horribly wrong: Immigration officers did a rectal exam. They found a seton which treated an anal fistula. Unfortunately, they pulled it out. Jun 24, 2008