Meanings
nounPaget's disease (uncountable)
alternative Paget disease
- uncountablePaget's disease of bone.
- uncountableMammary Paget's disease.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
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Origin
Both diseases named after British pathologist James Paget (1814–1899).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Pagetova choroba
- Pagetova chorobadisease
Finnish Pagetin tauti
- Pagetin tautidisease
Portuguese doença de Paget
- doença de Pagetdisease
Turkish Paget hastalığı
- Paget hastalığıdisease
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Paget's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget's%20disease
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“Paget's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paget's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget's%20disease.
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