Aesculapius

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Aesculapius

  • /ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs/ UK

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Learned borrowing from Latin Aesculāpius.

proper noun Esculapius

  1. Roman The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius.

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name Roman god

EspañolEsculapio
PortuguêsEsculápio
FrançaisEsculape
ItalianoEsculapio, Asclepio
ΕλληνικάΑσκληπιός Asklipiós
РусскийЭскула́п Eskuláp

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@misc{aesculapius_2026,
  title = {Aesculapius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aesculapius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}