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⚕️” meaning: medical symbol, aesculapius Emoji

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⚕️Meaning and Description

The "Medical Symbol" emoji represents the Rod of Asclepius, a symbol historically associated with medicine and healing, and has become an internationally recognized symbol for the medical profession and health-related fields🧑‍⚕️.

The emoji is designed as a staff with a snake🐍 coiled around it. Its ancient and significant design makes it a powerful symbol, especially in contexts related to health, medicine, and healing.

The meaning behind the Medical emoji is all about health, medicine💊, and the medical field. It's a tribute to doctors, nurses, and all those who work tirelessly to make us feel better. And you might spot the ⚕️ emoji when people are discussing health-related topics, sharing updates about medical appointments, or even expressing gratitude for healthcare professionals.

💡The Staff of Aesculapius⚕️ is not to be confused with the Caduceus, which is another symbol of medicine that has two snakes and wings on a rod. The Caduceus is actually the symbol of Hermes, the messenger god and the patron of commerce, thieves, and travelers.

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The current ⚕️ is a variant Emoji (emoji style, displaying colorful symbols on most new platforms), and it has two corresponding Emoji: (basic Emoji without variant symbols) and ⚕︎ (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms). ⚕️ (emoji style) = (base style) + emoji style


The meaning of emoji symbol ⚕️ is medical symbol, it is related to aesculapius, medicine, staff, it can be found in emoji category: "🛑 Symbols" - "☑️ other-symbol".

Wikipedia: ⚕️ Rod of Asclepius
In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (Greek: Ράβδος του Ασκληπιού, Rábdos tou Asklipioú, sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. The symbol has continued to be used in modern times, where it is associated with medicine and health care, yet frequently confused with the staff of the god Hermes, the caduceus. Theories have been proposed about the Greek origin of the symbol and its implications. 🔗 Rod of Asclepius
🌐: عصا أسكليبيوس, Aeskulapova hůl, Æskulapstav, Äskulapstab, Ράβδος του Ασκληπιού, Vara de Esculapio, چوبدست اسقلبیوس, Asklepioksen sauva, Bâton d'Asclépios, מטה אסקלפיוס, Asklepijev štap, Aszklépiosz botja, Tongkat Asklepios, Bastone di Asclepio, アスクレピオスの杖, 아스클레피오스의 지팡이, Asklepijo lazda, Tongkat Asklepios, Esculaap, Asklepios#Asklepiosstaven, Laska Eskulapa, Bordão de Asclépio, Toiagul lui Esculap, Посох Асклепия, Asklepiova palica, Asklepijeva palica, Asklepijev štap, Eskulapstav, คทาแอสคลีเพียส, Посох Асклепія, Cây gậy của Asclepius, 阿斯克勒庇俄斯之杖.

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🔸 Popular science: ⚕️ The shedding of snakes represents recovery and renew, and is regarded as a symbol of "rebirth" by people. Snake venom is both poisonous and can also be used for medicinal purposes. The snake stick also implies that the doctor is between "life and death", "health and disease”.
🔸 The Indian medical association ⚕️ has declared a state of medical emergency.


🔸 ⚕️ (2695 FE0F) = (2695) + emoji style (FE0F)

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⚕️Basic Information

Emoji: ⚕️ (emoji style)
Shortname: medical symbol
Apple Name: staff of Aesculapius
Known as: Aesculapius | Asklepios | Rod of Asclepius
Codepoint: U+2695 FE0F Copy
Decimal: ALT+9877 ALT+65039
Unicode Version: None
Emoji Version: 4.0 (2016-11-22)
Categories: 🛑 Symbols
Sub Categories: ☑️ other-symbol
Keywords: aesculapius | medical symbol | medicine | staff

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