Aesculapian

[ es-kyuh-ley-pee-uhnor, especially British, ee-skuh- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to Aesculapius.
2. medical; medicinal.

noun

1. a physician; doctor.

Aesculapian

/ ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Aesculapius or to the art of medicine

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aesculapian¹

First recorded in 1615–25; Aesculapi(us) + -an

Example Sentences

The discovery of Aesculapian snakes, from southern and central Europe, led national newspapers to claim earlier this year they could strangle small pets.

From BBC

A hard worker, never strong, with an equally high-strung wife, he has naturally been drawn to Aesculapian cults, to the seamstress side of religion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aesculapian Ð relating to medicine.

From Project Gutenberg

But chaste Diana, who his death deplor'd, With Aesculapian herbs his life restor'd.

From Project Gutenberg

The greatest name in medical science in ancient or in modern times, the man who did the most to advance it, the greatest medical genius of whom we have any early record, was Hippocrates, born on the island of Cos, 460 B.C., of the great Aesculapian family.

From Project Gutenberg

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