staff of Asclepius
noun phraseDefinition of staff of Asclepius
: a conventionalized representation of a staff branched at the top with a single snake twined around it that is used as a symbol of medicine and as the official insignia of the American Medical Association
— called also rod of Asclepius, rod of Aesculapius
— compare caduceus sense 2aTest Your Vocabulary
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The first known use of staff of Asclepius was in 1814
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