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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It's a Sin actor Callum Scott Howells, who stars as Henry Paget in Madfabulous, previously said it was a "genuine honour" to portray the fifth Marquess of Anglesey.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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 at 12:11 p.m. local time, according to the report, then “experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Speaking to BBC Wales, the chief executive of NHS Wales, Judith Paget, insisted she would not allow health boards to put patients at risk in an effort to drive down costs.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 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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