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Paget's disease

Syllabification: (Pag·et's dis·ease)

Pronunciation: /ˈpajits/

Definition of Paget's disease

noun

1a chronic disease of elderly people characterized by deterioration of bone tissue, especially in the spine, skull, or pelvis, sometimes causing severe pain; osteitis deformans.