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Paget's disease of bone

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Paget's disease of bone (uncountable)

  1. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.
    Synonym: (obsolete) osteitis deformans