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Kelime Anlamı :

1. geçici.
2. ESKÜLAP: Üzerinde bir çift kanat bulunan ve etrafına iki yılan sarılmış olan değnek şeklinde alamet. Bu alamet, tıp ve veteriner sınıfları işaretidir. Ordu Hemşire Sınıfı gibi yardımcı sınıfların da esasını teşkil eder.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1. A herald's wand or staff, especially in ancient times.
2. greek mythology A winged staff with two serpents twined around it, carried by hermes.
3. an insignia modeled on hermes's staff and used as the symbol of the medical profession.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. in classical mythology, the rod or wand borne by hermes, or mercury, as an ensign of authority, quality, and office.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of hermes
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