English Explanatory Dictionary

Paget's disease of bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.

Word forms

Paget's disease of bone Paget disease of bone Paget's disease Paget disease

Etymology

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

Synonyms

osteitis deformans
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