Paget's disease

Paget's disease definition - medical

Paget's disease

noun
  1. A disease, occurring chiefly in old age, in which the bones become enlarged and weakened, often resulting in fracture or deformation. Also called osteitis deformans.
  2. A breast cancer affecting the areola and nipple.
  3. A skin cancer arising from apocrine sweat glands.

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