Aunt Minnie

English Etymology Said to have been coined in the 1940s by Dr. Ben Felson, a radiologist at the University of Cincinnati, suggesting something as immediately recognisable as one's own relatives. Noun Aunt Minnie en radiology A distinctive radiographic finding that is virtually pathognomonic. en 2009 William E. Erkonen; Wilbur L. Smith Radiology 101: The Basics and Fundamentals of Imaging 72 The following abdominal radiographic Aunt Minnies (Figs. 3.3 to 3.9) are commonly encountered. File them away in your visual-cerebral computer, and your ability to recognize them will make you a star in the eyes of your colleagues en eponyms