Asclepiades

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A child of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama). Greek

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asclepiadasclepiad

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).

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