Pag|et's disease

Pag|et's disease
Pag|et's disease «PAJ ihts»,
1. a severe disorder of the bones, characterized by their enlargement, weakening, and deformation.
2. cancer of the breast involving the nipple and associated ducts.
[< Sir James Paget, 1814-1899, an English surgeon]

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