n. Roman Mythology The god of medicine and healing, equivalent to Asclepius in Greek mythology. [Latin Aesculāpius, ultimately (possibly via Etruscan) from Greek Asklāpios, variant of Asklēpios; see ASCLEPIUS.] Aes′cu·lapi·an adj. |
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