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Paget’s disease

Pag·et's dis·ease [ pájjəts di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bone disease: a disease in which the bones become enlarged and weakened and subject to fracture

2. cancerous condition of breast: a cancerous inflammatory condition of the nipple and areola, associated with breast cancer

[Late 19th century. After Sir James Paget (1814-1899), British surgeon]
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