In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Monday, January 11, 2010
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Image of this X-ray of a ten year old male with polydactyly is shown under GNU Free Documentation License, from Wikipedia as one of "Wikipedia's featured pictures."
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