mammary Paget's disease

noun

A rare type of breast malignancy involving the nipple-areola complex.

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Meanings

nounmammary Paget's disease (uncountable)

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  1. uncountableA rare type of breast malignancy involving the nipple-areola complex.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paget's disease of the breastpaget's disease of the nipple

Origin

Named after British pathologist James Paget, who first described the disease in 1874.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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