| Front | Aesculapian \es-kyuh-LAY-pee-ehn\ |
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| Back | adjective Relating to medicine. noun A doctor. [After Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing in Greco-Roman mythology. One of his daughters was named Hygieia. Earliest documented use: 1604. The Rod of Aesculapius (⚕), a single snake around a staff is used as a symbol related to medicinal arts, though sometimes it is confused with caduceus (☤), the staff of Hermes, with wings and two snakes around it.] "Dr. Rollins, the eminent Aesculapian, is having a secret affair with A.J. Morgan." Francine Pascal; Sweet Valley Confidential; St. Martin's Press; 2011. |
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