Paget's disease
noun
Pag·et's disease ˈpa-jəts- 
1
: a rare form of breast cancer initially manifested as a scaly red rash on the nipple and areola
2
or Paget's disease of bone : a chronic disease that is characterized by one or more enlarged, weak bones (such as of the pelvis, spine, or skull) and may be marked by bone pain but is often asymptomatic
Note: Paget's disease is caused by a high level of bone resorption by osteoclasts followed by rapid formation of structurally unsound bone by osteoblasts. Symptoms include bowing of the long bones, deformation of the skull and pelvis, and abnormal fractures occurring in weakened bone.
Word History
Etymology
Sir James Paget †1899 English surgeon
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
Paget's disease
noun
Pag·et's disease ˌpaj-əts-
1
: a rare form of breast cancer initially manifested as a scaly red rash on the nipple and areola
2
or Paget's disease of bone : a chronic disease that is characterized by one or more enlarged, weak bones (such as of the pelvis, spine, or skull) and may be marked by bone pain but is often asymptomatic
Note: Paget's disease is caused by a high level of bone resorption by osteoclasts followed by rapid formation of structurally unsound bone by osteoblasts. Bowing of the long bones, deformation of the flat bones, and abnormal fractures occur in the weakened bone.
called also osteitis deformans, osteodystrophia deformans