Associations to the word «Caduceus»

CADUCEUS, noun. The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it.

CADUCEUS, noun. A symbol () representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers, and also sometimes as a symbol of medicine.

CADUCEUS, noun. An insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes.