Etymology

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Today it means: A distinctive radiographic finding that is virtually pathognomonic. Full definition →

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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.

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