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Definition of: caduceus
(kə·d
′sē·əs, -dy′-) noun plural ·ce·i (-sē·ī)
1. The wand or staff of Mercury, the messenger of the gods.
2. A similar wand used in the armed services as the emblem of the medical corps or department; also often used as the symbol of the medical profession. [<L <Gk. (Doric) karykion herald's staff]
—ca·du′ce·an adjective
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