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(medicine) A symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake twined around it.

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Aesculapian staff

Source Word

Aesculapian staff

Noun

(medicine) A symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake twined around it.

Japanese Meaning

医療業界における象徴、つまりアスクレピオスの杖。蛇が一匹絡んだ杖で、古代ギリシャから伝わる医療従事者のシンボルとして用いられる。

The Aesculapian staff hung above the clinic entrance as a timeless emblem of medicine.

診療所の入口の上にはアスクレピオスの杖が掲げられ、医療の普遍的な象徴となっていた。

Sense（1）

(medicine) A symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake twined around it.

Aesculapian staffs

（ plural ）