{"id":55796,"date":"2020-11-11T05:18:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T05:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=55796"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:39:10","slug":"caduceus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/caduceus\/","title":{"rendered":"Caduceus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The physician\u2019s herald or symbol.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Symbol often used to represent the medical profession consisting of two serpents entwined around a staff, topped by two wings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In mythology, the wand or staff that belonged to Apollo and was given to Hermes, or Mercury. It consists of two serpents entwined around a staff, surmounted by two wings, and is used as the medical insignia of certain groups such as the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Although the caduceus is sometimes used to symbolize the medical profession, the staff of Aesculapius is considered the more appropriate symbol.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The time-honored and universally recognized emblem of medicine, comprised of Mercury&#8217;s winged staff with two entwined serpents.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The staff of Mercury, symbolizing the medical profession.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The physician\u2019s herald or symbol. 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