an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
例句
Confirmed site of Caduceus Medical Station (The Staff! ) （已确定的Caduceus医疗站点，就是图里的The Staff!）
The caduceus began as the magical rod of the Greek messenger-god Hermes (or the Roman god, Mercury). 最初，默丘利的手杖是希腊报信神赫尔墨斯（或说罗马神默丘利）的魔杖。
Before the doctors appropriated it, the caduceus was worn by people who wanted the gift of eloquence and eternal youth. 在医生们将节杖“据为己有”之前，佩戴节杖的人们是想得到神灵赋予的辩才和永恒的青春。
The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of physicians because of its similarity to the staff of Asclepius. 蛇上方还附加两个翅膀，表示赫耳墨斯的飞快速度。
Two are an interwoven double helix called ida and pingala, often represented by double serpents (as in the caduceus). 其中两条相互交织的双股螺旋分别是左脉(IDA)和右脉(PINGALA)，经常被描述为双绞的蛇(如双蛇缠绕的魔杖CADUCEUS)。
Unfortunately, although both the staff of Aesculapius and the caduceus are in use, only one of them has a historical connection with the practice of medicine. 不幸的是，虽然伊斯蔻雷皮亚斯和默丘利的手杖都被用作医学标记，但历史上它们中只有一根与医学实践有联系。
