aesculapius

Noun
Synonyms: AsclepiusAsklepios

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and PanaceaSynonyms: AsclepiusAsklepios
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

AEsculapius \[AE]s`cu*la"pi*us\, n. [L. Aesculapius, Gr. ?.] (Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician. [1913 Webster]
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