Paget's disease of bone

noun

A chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.

Similar
osteitis deformans
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Meanings

nounPaget's disease of bone (uncountable)

alternative Paget disease of bone · alternative Paget's disease · alternative Paget disease

  1. uncountableA chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.

    Synonyms: osteitis deformans

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.

Similar
osteitis deformans

Origin

Named after British pathologist James Paget, who described the disease in 1877.

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Paget's disease of bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget's%20disease%20of%20bone

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Chicago

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