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As·cle·pi·us
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aesculapius
the Roman god of medicine or healing -
asclepiadaceous
of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass (pollinium): now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae -
chiron
a wise and kind centaur who taught many great heroes in their youth, including Achilles, Actaeon, and Jason -
imhotep
flourished 27th century b.c, Egyptian physician, sage, and architect: identified with Asclepius. -
machaon
a son of Asclepius who was famed as a healer and who served as physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War.