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Meaning of AESCULAPIUS

Pronunciation:  `eskyu'leypeeus

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 Definition: [n]  the god of medicine and healing
 
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 See Also: Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity

 

 

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

 

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