ca|du|ce|us

ca|du|ce|us «kuh DOO see uhs, -DYOO-», noun, plural -ce|i «-see y».

the staff of Mercury, or Hermes, with two snakes twined around it and a pair of wings on top. The caduceus is often used as an emblem of the medical profession.

╂[< Latin cādūceus, variant of cādūceum < Greek kēr herald's staff < k, - a herald]