PAGET'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paget's disease mean? 

• PAGET'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun PAGET'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAGET'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

osteitis deformans; Paget's disease

Hypernyms ("Paget's disease" is a kind of...):

osteitis (inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration)

 Context examples 

Many people do not know they have Paget's disease because their symptoms are mild.

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

There are many kinds of bone problems: • Low bone density and osteoporosis, which make your bones weak and more likely to break • Osteogenesis imperfecta makes your bones brittle • Paget's disease of bone makes them weak • Bone disease can make bones easy to break • Bones can also develop cancer and infections • Other bone diseases are caused by poor nutrition, genetic factors or problems with the rate of bone growth or rebuilding

(Bone Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Doctors use blood tests and imaging tests to diagnose Paget's disease.

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

No one knows what causes Paget's disease.

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

You can have Paget's disease in any bone, but it is most common in the spine, pelvis, skull, and legs.

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

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)