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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Aesculapian
Description: Aesculapian is an adjective that means relating to medicine or physicians.
Our word of the day gets its origin from Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine. The word entered English in the late 16th century. Here’s an example:
Shelly has been working as a nurse for nearly a year and her vocabulary has been peppered with all kinds of aesculapian terminology. She can barely tell me to wash my hands without using medical jargon that makes my head explode.