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is the 'caduceus' real symbol for doctors or rod of asclepius?
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The rod is. The caduceus is the military symbol of medicine due to the wings. But a 'true' doctor symbol is the rod of asclepius.
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318181 tn?1336443496
Wow...this one's way above my head. Maybe you could try posting this on one of the doctor forums(?).
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