English dictionary
caduceus
/k/@/'d/u/s/i//@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.
Source: webster1913