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caduceus
noun(ca-du-ceus)
the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top
caduceus
noun(ca-du-ceus)
a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:
caduceus
noun(ca-du-ceus)
one sometimes used to symbolize a physician but often considered to be an erroneous representation

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