Definition
A staff or wand, especially the symbolic staff of the god Mercury (Hermes) entwined with two serpents and topped with wings, used to represent commerce or medicine.
Etymology
From Latin caduceus, from Greek keryx (herald's staff, from keryx meaning herald). The Greek term derives from the herald's role in ancient commerce and communication.
Kelly Says
Doctors adopted the caduceus as a medical symbol by accident—they confused it with the Rod of Asclepius, but now it's so established that changing it would confuse everyone!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካዱceyስ
ka-du-se-is
ARالعربية
كادوسيوس
ka-du-si-yus
BNবাংলা
ক্যাডুসিয়াস
ka-du-si-yas
CACatalà
caduceu
ka-du-seu
CSČeština
kaduceus
ka-du-se-us
DADansk
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
DEDeutsch
Kaduceus
ka-doo-see-us
ELΕλληνικά
καδούκεια
ka-doo-ke-ya
ESEspañol
caduceo
kad-u-seh-o
FAفارسی
کادوسوس
ka-du-soos
FISuomi
kaduceus
ka-du-se-us
FRFrançais
cadceus
kad-sju
GUGU
કેડુસિયસ
ke-du-si-yas
HAHA
kaduceus
ka-du-se-us
HEעברית
קאדוסיוס
ka-do-si-yos
HIहिन्दी
कैड्यूस
ka-dyu-su
HUMagyar
kaduceus
ka-du-se-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
caduceus
kad-u-se-us
IGIG
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
ITItaliano
caduceo
kad-u-seh-o
KMKM
កាឌូសេអ៊ូ
ka-du-se-o
MRMR
कॅड्यूसेस
ka-dyu-se-s
MSBahasa Melayu
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
MYမြန်မာ
ကဒူစီယပ်
ka-du-si-yap
NLNederlands
caduceus
kad-u-se-us
NONorsk
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
PAPA
ਕੈਡੂਸੀਅਸ
ka-du-si-yas
PLPolski
kaduceusz
ka-du-ce-ush
PTPortuguês
caduceus
kad-u-se-us
RORomână
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
RUРусский
кадуцей
kadutsey
SVSvenska
kaduceus
ka-du-se-us
SWKiswahili
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
TAதமிழ்
கடூசெயஸ்
ka-du-se-yas
TEతెలుగు
కడూసీయస్
ka-du-se-yas
TLTL
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
TRTürkçe
kaduceus
kad-u-se-us
UKУкраїнська
кадуцей
kadutsey
VITiếng Việt
caduceus
ka-du-se-us
YOYO
kaduseus
ka-du-se-us
ZH中文
凯杜克厄斯
kǎi dú kè ěr sī
ZUZU
ikaduseus
i-ka-du-se-us