The fretty pattern of red criss cross lines represents the interlacing of blood vessels and the red circle annulets represent rings of blood corpuscles. The green bar down the middle called the pale vert has three suns which symbolise light for the camera and the red circle within it the lens of the camera.
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The opinicus sejant is a rare monster from the mediaeval bestiaries now associated with surgery ~. It has the body, forelegs and hind legs of a lion and the wings and tail of an eagle. Its tail is short and stumpy like that of a camel. In its paw is a red quill in reference to art and illustration.The motto beneath the crest translates as “Images surpass words“.