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caduceus
[kuh-doo-see-uhs, -syoos, -shuhs, -dyoo-]
noun
plural
caduceiClassical Mythology.the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
a representation of this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession and as the insignia of the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
caduceus
/ əˈːɪə /
noun
classical myth a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
an insignia resembling this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession Compare staff of Aesculapius
Other Word Forms
- caducean adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of caduceus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of caduceus1
Example Sentences
Bathed in blue and red light, it has a caduceus — a symbol for medicine, with winged staff and twined serpents — projected high on either side.
Like the standard medical ID bracelets, each has an engraved six-pointed star with caduceus — the medical symbol inspired by the Greek god Hermes — at its center.
Above each of those arches looms a caduceus, the winged staff entwined with two snakes that’s used as a symbol of medicine.
George and Martha curled around the caduceus, which shimmered and changed into something that looked suspiciously like a high-voltage cattle prod.
It was a caduceus, the symbol of Cabin Eleven.
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