Aunt Minnie
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Aunt Minnie (plural Aunt Minnies)
- (radiology) A distinctive radiographic finding that is virtually pathognomonic.
- 2009, William E. Erkonen, Wilbur L. Smith, Radiology 101: The Basics and Fundamentals of Imaging, page 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 […]