extramammary Paget's disease

noun

A rare dermatological malignancy that develops in areas rich in apocrine glands.

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Meanings

nounextramammary Paget's disease (uncountable)

alternative extramammary Paget disease · alternative initialism EMPD

  1. uncountableA rare dermatological malignancy that develops in areas rich in apocrine glands.

Origin

Named after British pathologist James Paget.

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

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Chicago

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