Aesculapian staff

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Rod of Asclepius

An Aesculapian staff

The flag of the World Health Organization, with an Aesculapian staff

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Aesculapian staff (plural Aesculapian staffs)

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

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symbol of the medical profession

Portuguese: bastão de Esculápio m

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