medicus

The laments' term for caduceus, i.e. the winged staff carried by the Roman god Mercury and used as a universal symbol for all things medicinal.

Father: Hey, look! A medicus!
Daughter: Do you mean caduceus?
Father: Well, I knew it ended in "us" and had something to do with medicine.

by EmersonienEra September 6, 2006

medicus incomprehensibilis

Medical information that is incomprehensible. Often requiring a medical dictionary or advanced degree to understand.

I didn't understand a word that doctor said. He was medicus incomprehensibilis!

by Marco Polo Pool Party April 17, 2017