Caduceus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural ca·du·ce·i [kuh-doo-see-ahy, -shee-ahy, -dyoo-]. /kəˈdu siˌaɪ, -ʃiˌaɪ, -ˈdyu-/.
  1. the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
  2. a representation of this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession and as the insignia of the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
noun plural -cei (-sɪˌaɪ)
  1. a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
  2. an insignia resembling this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession
Caduceus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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