Paget's disease of bone

English

Alternative forms

• Paget disease of bone
• Paget's disease, Paget disease

Etymology

Named after British pathologist James Paget, who described the disease in 1877.

Noun

Paget's disease of bone (uncountable)

1. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bone destruction and regrowth.

   Synonym: (obsolete) osteitis deformans