Paget's disease
- noun
- /ˈpædʒɪts dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de Paget
- The doctor explained that Paget's disease causes abnormal bone growth, leading to pain and deformities.
- diagnosis of Paget's disease
- Paget's disease of bone
- patient with Paget's disease
Examples
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Patients should understand that bone affected by Paget's disease is weak and requires continued weight-bearing activity for protection against fracture.
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Paget's disease is a chronic disease for which there is no definitive cure.
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Progression of Paget's disease may give rise to signs and symptoms that concern the patient.
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The diagnosis of Paget's disease, as with any illness, begins with a careful patient history.
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The other three bisphosphonates are currently used to treat Paget's disease.
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Her medical history was limited to hypertension and Paget's disease.
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Chronic diseases such as Paget's disease may cause disability and depression.
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Physical therapy and rehabilitative services may benefit Paget's disease patients through the use of range-of-motion.
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Treatment of Paget's disease requires a multifaceted approach including drug therapy, physical therapy, patient education, and psychosocial support.
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Bone scan is the most sensitive imaging study for the evaluation of Paget's disease lesions.
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Synonyms
A long-lasting bone disease in older people that makes bones break down and grow back wrongly, causing pain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Paget's + disease
This is an eponymous medical name: 'Paget's' is a proper noun that does not convey information about symptoms or affected tissue, while 'disease' only signals that it is an illness. A B1 learner who knows the words would know it is some kind of disease but would not be able to derive the specific meaning (a chronic bone remodelling disorder), so the expression is not compositional.
Etymology
Paget's disease is named after English doctor Sir James Paget, who in the 1800s first described people whose bones became large and oddly shaped. That's why the name Paget's disease is used today for a long-term 'bone disease' that makes bones change size and shape.
