staff of Aesculapius

American  

noun

1. a representation of a forked staff with an entwining serpent, used as a symbol of the medical profession and as the insignia of the American Medical Association and other medical organizations.

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staff of Aesculapius British  

noun

1. an emblem consisting of a staff with a serpent entwined around it, used by the Royal Medical Corps and the American Medical Association Compare caduceus

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Example Sentences

The one-snake staff of Aesculapius the healer�the official emblem of the American Medical Association�is obviously in conflict with the two-serpent caduceus of Mercury, the god of commerce.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tag bears the snake staff of Aesculapius and the words "Medic Alert."

From Time Magazine Archive

The curative rather than punitive goal of the Medical Facility proper is proclaimed by the staff of Aesculapius over its main entrance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Varieties of vessels in terra-cotta fill the two first shelves of the cases 40, 41, from Etruria; upon the third shelf are fragments of large bronzes, including the staff of AEsculapius with the serpent; and the bronze groups distributed upon the fourth shelf include three figures of Hercules; and two figures supposed to be a Ptolemy and his queen arrayed as Fortune.

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