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Paget

American

[paj-it] / ˈpædʒ ɪt /

noun

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

Paget Scientific

/ păj′ĭt /

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

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2024

Mitchell Airport in Bequia’s Paget Farm en route to St. Lucia, a popular tourist destination in the Caribbean, at 12:11 p.m. local time, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

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 head of the NHS in Wales, Judith Paget, has acknowledged the need for "a rapid increase in the number of staff", as well as fast-paced change.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

In 1896, English surgeon Stephen Paget says that heart surgery is impossible.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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