CADUCEUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: caducei   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("caduceus" is a kind of...):

insignia (a badge worn to show official position)

Derivation:

caducean (of or relating to a caduceus)

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