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Falx Falchion Falcate Scythe Sickle

Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)

Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients


~ FALX  id+ FALCHION FALCATE and FALX denote
            SHAPE LIKE A SCYTHE or SICKLE
  biol> THE FALX CEREBRUM is a SKICKLE LIKE
        SUSPENDING LIGAMENT LINKING THE UPPER BRAIN
  TO THE CRANIAL VAULT
  med> SICKLE CELL or FALCIFORM ANEMIA
  note FALX evolves into FLEX  sug> FLEXIBLE
  see> MEMBER  
  see> MEMBRANE  
  see> MENINGES

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