caduceus
/kəˈdjuːsiəs/noun
उच्चारण कड्यूसिअस
कैड्यूसियस (दो साँपों वाला दंड-चिह्न)
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a symbol of a staff with two snakes wound around it and two wings at the top, carried by the Greek god Hermes and often used as a symbol of medicine
कैड्यूसियस (दो साँपों वाला दंड-चिह्न)
- The caduceus was painted on the side of the ambulance.
- In myth, the caduceus was carried by Hermes.
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General knowledge
The traditional symbol of medicine is the rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake, but the caduceus with two snakes is often used for it, especially in the US.
GK: चिकित्सा का पारंपरिक प्रतीक rod of Asclepius है, जिसमें केवल एक साँप होता है, पर खासकर US में इसके लिए दो साँपों वाला caduceus अक्सर इस्तेमाल होता है।