CADUCEUS (caducei)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: caducei   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does caduceus mean? 

• CADUCEUS (noun)
  The noun CADUCEUS has 1 sense:

1. an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

  Familiarity information: CADUCEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CADUCEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("caduceus" is a kind of...):

insignia (a badge worn to show official position)

Derivation:

caducean (of or relating to a caduceus)