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medical symbol
The medical symbol emoji represents health-related places like hospitals or pharmacies. You can use it when you're sick or talking about doctors.
The single snake coiling up a staff is modeled after the Rod of Asclepius, the god of medicine in Greek mythology. That's why it symbolizes medicine and healing.
This is the 'Rod of Asclepius,' an international symbol representing the medical field, so much so that it's used in the logo of the World Health Organization (WHO). It signifies health, healing, and medical ethics.
Interestingly, in the United States, the 'caduceus'—a winged staff with two snakes—is sometimes mistakenly used as a symbol of medicine. The caduceus is originally the symbol of Hermes, the god of commerce and communication, but the two symbols are often confused due to their similarity, which makes for an interesting tidbit.