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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caduceus \Ca*du"ce*us\, 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caduceus n : an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
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