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⚕ U+2695, ⚕
STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS
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Translingual

Etymology

A serpent twined around a staff. Perhaps representing a Guinea worm being wound out of a patient on a stick.

Possibly related to the biblical account of the nehushtan.

Symbol

⚕︎

  1. (medicine) the rod of Asclepius (a symbol associated with curative medicine)
  2. (astronomy, dated) an old symbol for asteroid 10 Hygiea; originally rendered with a star at the top: 🝹 (🝹)


Presentations of ⚕︎
Text
style		Emoji
style
⚕︎⚕️
Note: Character's appearance
may be different on each system.
Text style is forced with ︎
and emoji style with ️

Usage notes

This symbol is often confused with Mercury's staff or caduceus, ⟨☤⟩.

The feminine equivalent, the serpent and bowl of Hygieia (Asclepius's wife) ⟨🕏⟩, is associated with preventative medicine.

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