Paget

[paj-it]

noun

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

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Paget finally had been struck in his right leg by a cannon shot.
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He had joined local firefighters in saving the Paget portrait.
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Paget, like the French, found not one single shred of evidence to support any of them.
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And Mr. Paget's aim was to set the constables to work to find the man who must have hurled a sharp stone at Mr. Falconer's head.
Under the Mendips|Emma Marshall

Elliot was not the only dinner guest at the Paget home that evening.
The Yukon Trail|William MacLeod Raine
The first important step was to readmit Paget to the council.
The Reign of Mary Tudor|W. Llewelyn Williams.
A friend of mine in Paget's Horse will not have them called trousers, but always alludes to them as leg casings.
A Yeoman's Letters|P. T. Ross
Mr Paget was received with great attention by the principal people in the place.
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader|W.H.G. Kingston

Medicine definitions for paget

Paget

[păj′ĭt]Sir James 1814-1899

British surgeon and pathologist who discovered (1834) the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, described (1874) Paget's disease of the breast, and identified (1877) osteitis deformans.

Science definitions for paget

Paget

[păj′ĭt]Sir James 1814-1899

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.