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Aesculapian staff

Aesculapian staff noun: a symbol of the medical profession, ⟨⚕⟩, consisting of a staff with a single snake or worm twined around it.

aesculapian staff: a symbol of the medical profession, ⟨⚕⟩, consisting of a staff with a single snake or worm twined...
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Noun

Aesculapian staff (plural Aesculapian staffs)

  1. A symbol of the medical profession, ⟨⚕⟩, consisting of a staff with a single snake or worm twined around it.

Forms of Aesculapian staff

pluralAesculapian staffs
alternative formrod of Asclepius
alternative formstaff of Asclepius

Questions about Aesculapian staff

What does Aesculapian staff mean?
Aesculapian staff means a symbol of the medical profession, ⟨⚕⟩, consisting of a staff with a single snake or worm twined around it.
What part of speech is Aesculapian staff?
Aesculapian staff is a noun.
What is the plural of Aesculapian staff?
The plural of Aesculapian staff is Aesculapian staffs.

Words near Aesculapian staff in the dictionary

  1. aeschynomenoids
  2. aescin
  3. Aesculapian
  4. aesculapian snake
  5. Aesculapian snakes
  6. Aesculapian staff
  7. Aesculapian staffs
  8. Aesculapius
  9. aesculetin
  10. aesculic acid
  11. aesculin

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