caduceus

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Bathed in blue and red light, it has a caduceus — a symbol for medicine, with winged staff and twined serpents — projected high on either side.

From New York Times

Like the standard medical ID bracelets, each has an engraved six-pointed star with caduceus — the medical symbol inspired by the Greek god Hermes — at its center.

From New York Times

Above each of those arches looms a caduceus, the winged staff entwined with two snakes that’s used as a symbol of medicine.

From Washington Times

A small caduceus medical symbol is inserted beside your photo on your driver license or state ID card, to notify medical personnel of your decision.

From Washington Times

The card shows a man and a woman each holding a cup; their cups touch, and from the union springs a winged-lion head atop a caduceus.

From The New Yorker