Oph·i·u·chus 
(ŏf′ē-ykəs, ō′fē-)
(ŏf′ē-ykəs, ō′fē-)n.
A constellation in the equatorial region near Hercules and Scorpius.
[Latin Ophiūchus, from Greek ophioukhos : ophis, serpent + okhos, holder (from ekhein, to hold; see segh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]