Aesculapian
/ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪən
/adjective archaic
Relating to medicine or physicians.The perils of Aesculapian authority include self-fulfilling prophecies and the consequences of miscommunication....
- The information on the Aesculapian order is thin and really advances very little.
- My profession tends to be less comfortable with Aesculapian authority than medical doctors.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin Aesculapius, the name of the Roman god of medicine, + -ian.
- cathodal
- cathode
- cathode ray
- cathode ray tube
- cathodic
- cathodic protection
- cathodoluminescence
- catholic
- catholically
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Emancipation
- Catholicise
- Catholicism
- catholicity
- Catholicize
- Catholic League
- catholicon
- Catholicos
- cathouse
- cat ice
- Catiline
- cation
- cationic
- catkin
- cat ladder