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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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Her first project came about in 2013 when she knitted a koi carp pond in tribute to her late husband Fred to raise money for the James Paget Hospital, where he was treated.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

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

"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

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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