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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ca·du·ceus /kəˈdusiəs, ˈdju, ʃəs/
 MERCURY的手杖,(二蛇盤繞,為醫術的標誌)

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ca·du·ceus /kəˈd(j)usɪəs, ʃəs/ 名詞
 醫神杖

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ca·du·ce·us n.  Myth. The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 caduceus
      n : an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after
          the staff of Hermes
      [also: caducei (pl)]