Paget

[ paj-it ]

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

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Paget

[ păjĭt ]


  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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