Aesculapian staff

English

An Aesculapian staff

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

Alternative forms

• rod of Asclepius
• staff of Asclepius

Noun

Aesculapian staff (plural Aesculapian staffs)

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

Translations

symbol of the medical profession

• Portuguese: bastão de Esculápio m

See also

• asklepian
• caduceus
• Star of Life

Further reading

• Rod of Asclepius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caduceus as a symbol of medicine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia