Paget-Schroetter disease

noun

A form of deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremities.

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Meanings

nounPaget-Schroetter disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremities.

Origin

Named after James Paget and Leopold von Schrötter.

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

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“Paget-Schroetter disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget-Schroetter%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paget-Schroetter disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paget-Schroetter%20disease.

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