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caduceus

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8 lettersPronunciation /kəˈdu.si.əs/Part of speech nounSorted accdesuuStarts with CEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

Word origin

Via Latin cādūceus, cādūceum, adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”). This and Attic Greek κηρύκειον (kērúkeion) are derived from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald, public messenger”). Related to κηρύσσω (kērússō, “to announce”).

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  • Caduceus the rod of Mercury, / With which he wonts the Stygian realmes inuade […]
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:caduceus.

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