PAGET DISEASE OF BONE
\pˈaɡɪt dɪzˈiːz ɒv bˈə͡ʊn], \pˈaɡɪt dɪzˈiːz ɒv bˈəʊn], \p_ˈa_ɡ_ɪ_t d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z ɒ_v b_ˈəʊ_n]\
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A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry.
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