Aesculapius
Medical Dictionary
staff of Aesculapius
noun staff of Aes·cu·la·pi·us \-ˌes-kyə-ˈlā-pē-əs\
Medical Definition of STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS
: a conventionalized representation of a staff branched at the top with a single snake twined around it that is used as a symbol of medicine and as the official insignia of the American Medical Association—called also Aesculapian staff; compare caduceus a
Biographical Note for STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS
Illustration of STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS
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