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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•du•ce•us (kə do̅o̅′sē əs, -syo̅o̅s, -shəs, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ce•i (-sē ī′).USA pronunciation - Mythology[Class. Myth.]the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
- Medicine, Militarya representation of this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession and as the insignia of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Cf. staff of Aesculapius.
- Greek (Doric) kārý̄keion herald's staff, equivalent. to kārȳk- (stem of kârȳx) herald + -eion, neuter of -eios adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin, variant of cādūceum
- 1585–95
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