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U+2695, ⚕
STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS

[U+2694]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U+2696]

Translingual

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Etymology

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A serpent twined around a staff. Perhaps representing a Guinea worm being wound out of a patient on a stick. Possibly related to the biblical account of the nehushtan.

Symbol

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⚕︎

  1. (medicine) The rod of Asclepius (a symbol associated with curative medicine).
  2. (astronomy, dated) An old symbol for asteroid 10 Hygiea; originally rendered with a star at the top: 🝹 (🝹)

Usage notes

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