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staff of Aesculapius
staff of Aesculapius n (Medicine) an emblem consisting of a staff with a serpent entwined round it, used by the Royal Medical Corps and the American Medical Association. Compare caduceus2 staff′ of Aescula′pius
n. a representation of a forked staff entwined with a serpent, used as a symbol of the medical profession. EncyclopediaSeestaffstaff of Aesculapius
staff [staf] 1. a wooden rod or rodlike structure.2. a grooved director used as a guide for the knife in lithotomy.3. the professional personnel of a health care facility or agency.staff of Aesculapius see aesculapius.attending staff the corps of attending physicians and surgeons of a hospital.consulting staff specialists associated with a hospital and acting in an advisory capacity to the attending staff.house staff the resident physicians and surgeons of a hospital.staff mix a term in the nursing minimum data set, defined as the combination of all caregivers participating in nursing care for an individual patient or client.staff of Aes·cu·la·pi·us (staf es'kū-lā'pē-ŭs), A rod encircled by a serpent; symbol of medicine and emblem of the American Medical Association, Royal Army Medical Corps (Britain), and Royal Canadian Medical Corps.
See also: caduceus. [L. Aesculapius, G. Asklēpios, god of medicine] The ‘correct’ symbol of medicine, which is a knarled wooden staff with a single encircling snake held in the accompanying image by Asclepius who stands frowning centre-stage. A widely used—and incorrect—alternative symbol for medicine is the Caduceus a magic wand with two snakes, held by the Roman god Mercury, also known as Hermes in Greek mythology, to the far left in the imagestaff of Aes·cu·la·pi·us (staf es-kyū-lā'pē-ǔs) A rod with a single serpent without wings encircling it; symbol of medicine and emblem of the American Medical Association, Royal Army Medical Corps (Britain), and Royal Canadian Medical Corps.
See also: caduceus[L. Aesculapius, G. Asklēpios, god of medicine] |