PAGET

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• PAGET (noun)
  The noun PAGET has 1 sense:

1. English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)

  Familiarity information: PAGET used as a noun is very rare.

• PAGET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Paget; Sir James Paget

Instance hypernyms:

diagnostician; pathologist (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)

 Context examples 

Paget's disease of bone causes your bones to grow too large and weak.

(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Paget disease of the breast associated with the presence of a usually high grade ductal carcinoma in situ in the lactiferous glands.

(Paget Disease and Intraductal Carcinoma of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm composed of large cells with large nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and abundant pale cytoplasm (Paget cells).

(Paget Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A sarcomatous transformation of pre-existing Paget disease of the bone.

(Osteosarcoma Arising in Paget Disease of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

Paget disease of bone occurs most frequently in the pelvic and leg bones, skull, and lower spine.

(Bone Paget Disease, NCI Dictionary)

It is also used to treat Paget disease of the bone.

(Aredia, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Paget disease of bone.

(Osteitis deformans, NCI Dictionary)

A drug used to treat certain bone conditions, such as osteoporosis and Paget disease of the bone.

(Alendronate sodium, NCI Dictionary)

A malignant neoplasm in which there is infiltration of the skin by neoplastic large cells with abundant pale cytoplasm and large nuclei with prominent nucleoli (Paget cells).

(Extramammary Paget Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include osteopetrosis and Paget disease.

(Increased Bone Density, NCI Thesaurus)