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

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

The acrobat's partner in the act was his brother, who accompanied him to James Paget University Hospital along with circus staff.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

“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

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

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