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    caduceus, which has two snakes and a pair of wings. The Rod of Asclepius takes its name from the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicinal...
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    Look up Asclepius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asclepius (/æsˈkliːpiəs/; Greek: Ἀσκληπιός Asklēpiós [asklɛːpiós]; Latin: Aesculapius) is a hero...
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    Caduceus (redirect from Staff of Hermes)
    also a symbol of printing, by extension of the attributes of Mercury associated with writing and eloquence. Although the Rod of Asclepius, which has only...
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    impression that the origins of the caduceus were entirely separate from those of the rod of asclepius. From the perspectives of ethnography and literary...
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  • active substances. The rod of Asclepius is named after the god of medicine, Aesculapius or Asclepius. This ancient god was the son of Apollo and was generally...
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    a magic rod, is intended to be ironic. Caduceus Korach (the Torah reading in which Aaron's rod blooms) Nehushtan Ningizzida Rod of Asclepius Margna used...
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    The Bowl of Hygieia, ⟨🕏⟩, is one of the symbols of pharmacology, and along with the Rod of Asclepius, it is one of the most ancient and important symbols...
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  • The symbol of medicine may refer to: Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Star of Life Rod of Asclepius Caduceus, often mistakenly...
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  • ancient symbol of messengers, often confused with the medical symbol the Rod of Asclepius. Caduceus may also refer to: Caduceus as a symbol of medicine CADUCEUS...
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    with the patient in a state of enkoimesis induced with the help of soporific substances such as opium. The Rod of Asclepius is a universal symbol for medicine...
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