CADUCEUS

caduceus

(noun) an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

caduceus (plural caducei)

The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it.

A symbol () representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly used as a symbol of medicine.

Anagrams

• caucused

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*du"ce*us, n. Etym: [L. caduceum, caduceus; akin to Gr. (Myth.)

Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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