caduceus

noun
ca*du*ceus \ kə-ˈdü-sē-əs \ -ˈdyü- \ -shəs \
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  • the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top
  • a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:
  • one sometimes used to symbolize a physician but often considered to be an erroneous representation
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