Paget

American  

[paj-it] / ˈpædʒ ɪt /

noun

1. Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.

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Paget Scientific  

/ păj′ĭt /

1. British surgeon and researcher who was a pioneer of modern pathology. He discovered the cause of trichinosis in 1834, reported on diseases of the bones and joints, and described Paget's disease.

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Example Sentences

Fed up with school at age 15, she enrolled in the Evelyn Paget College of Hair and Beauty.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2024

“According to Monckton and others, such as Richard Kay, in Operation Paget, she would not have been inclined to accept a proposal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

"At one point during the pandemic Norfolk Scrubs was the main supplier of PPE and scrubs for the James Paget Hospital," he says.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023

Having returned to London in 1577, Byrd eventually moved out into Middlesex, close to a manor of his first Catholic patron, Lord Thomas Paget, amid a period of troubles for Catholics.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

The deerstalker hat was invented by a man called Sidney Paget, who did the illustrations for the original books.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon