Associations to the word «Aesculapian»
Wiktionary
AESCULAPIAN, adjective. (literally) of or relating to the above Greco-Roman god of medicine
AESCULAPIAN, adjective. (figuratively) medical, concerning healing
AESCULAPIAN STAFF, noun. (medicine) A symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake twined around it.
AESCULAPIAN STAFFS, noun. Plural of Aesculapian staff
Dictionary definition
AESCULAPIAN, adjective. Of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.