词汇 | caduceus |
释义 | caduceus noun[ S ] (alsoCaduceus)uk /kəˈduː.si.əs/ us /kəˈduː.si.əs/ the symbol of the medical profession, which is a picture of a staff(= a pole) with two wings at the top and two snakes twisted around it: the caduceusSince then, people have associated the caduceus with the medical profession. I wonder how many modern-day Western doctors are aware of the origins of the snake which entwines the caduceus? The entwined serpents forming a double helix gave birth to the Caduceus. I see it like the caduceus, that symbol that doctors wear on their white coats, of the two snakes wrapped around the staff. Specific signs and symbols argent badge blue badge Britannia check something off chevron dot Greek cross L-plate Maltese cross Mayday Morse code patch pipe registered trademark semaphore service mark underscore vert X, x |
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