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单词 caduceus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•du•ce•us  (kə do̅o̅′sē əs, -syo̅o̅s, -shəs, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ce•i 
    (-sē ī′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
  2. 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
ca•du′ce•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caduceus /kəˈdjuːsɪəs/ n ( pl -cei / -sɪˌaɪ/)
  1. a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
  2. an insignia resembling this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion, from karux herald
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