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caduceus
[ kuh-doo-see-uhs, -syoos, -shuhs, -dyoo- ]
noun
- Classical 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 51Թ Forms
- ·c· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caduceus1
51Թ 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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