n, pl  -cei   :  a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top  a  :  one of the symbols of a physician - compare STAFF OF AESCULAPIUS   b  :  the emblem of a medical corps or a department of the armed services (as of the U.S. Army) .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ke·to·sis 
 
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