Caduceus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Caduceus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Caduceus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caduceus n an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caduceus \Cadu"ceus\, n. [L. caduceum, caduceus; akin to Gr. [?] a herald's wand, fr. [?] herald.] (Myth.) The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.