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Noun: caduceus (caducei)  ku'd(y)oo-see-us
  1. An insignia used by the medical profession; modelled after the staff of Hermes
    "The caduceus is often mistakenly used as a symbol of medicine instead of the rod of Asclepius"

Derived forms: caducei

Type of: insignia

Encyclopedia: Caduceus