Aesculapius
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Aes·cu·la·pi·us
(ĕs′kyə-lā′pē-əs)n. Roman Mythology
The god of medicine and healing, equivalent to Asclepius in Greek mythology.
[Latin Aesculāpius, ultimately (possibly via Etruscan) from Greek Asklāpios, variant of Asklēpios; see Asclepius.]
Aes′cu·la′pi·an adj.
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Aesculapius
(ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman god of medicine or healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
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As•cle•pi•us
(əˈskli pi əs)n.
the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
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