FIGS Scrubs TV Spot, 'Ultra Rose and Terracotta' Song by R-CUE.

Figs, a medical apparel company known for stylish scrubs, apologized Tuesday for a video advertisement on its website that targeted doctors of osteopathic medicine.

Fig trees were so highly valued by the ancient Greeks that it was considered an honour to bestow upon the winner of various competitions. In ancient Egypt, the fig was associated with the primordial earth mothers Hathor, Nut and Isis as the “Lady of the Sycomore Fig” otherwise known as the Tree of Life.

Trina co-founded FIGS in 2013. FIGS is a digitally native, DTC healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand creating technically advanced products for the modern healthcare professional.

(SPI), a Chatsworth-based competitor that does business as Careismatic Brands, alleges FIGS co-founders Trina Spear and Heather Hasson violated advertising regulations by falsely claiming their scrubs are made to protect the wearer from bacteria or disease through the use of a chemical called Silvadur.

Meaning of the Fig Tree Parable. Cursing the fig tree was Jesus's way of saying that the whole nation had become spiritually barren before the Lord. They had the form of religion but not the reality. They knew the right words to say, but their hearts were far from God.

In Greek Mythology, when Zeus was pursuing Ge and her son, Sykeus in the war of the Titans, in order to save her son, Ge metamorphosed into a fig tree. Figs were supposed to have their beginnings in Southern Arabia, but the Mesopotamians, were the first to cultivate them.

Figs scrubs is one of the most widely known scrubs companies in the healthcare realm. What makes them a clinician favorite? The way they manage to be comfortable without sacrificing the durability necessary for a healthcare worker's shift.

So I found an interview with the founders and discovered that the company is called Figs because that is Co-CEO Heather Hasson's favorite fruit. Apparently, Steve Jobs gave Apple (AAPL 0.51%) its name because he was on one of his fruit diets.

Popular scrubs company FIGS generates backlash from women in medicine and DOs after insensitive video. A now-deleted video, seen above, shared by scrubs company FIGS offended women in medicine and doctors of osteopathic medicine who said it misrepresented women health care professionals and DOs alike.

FIGS, a medical apparel company known for its fashionable scrubs, has come under fire for an "insensitive" video that portrayed female doctors of osteopathic medicine as "dummies."

From a spiritual symbol to a luxurious treat, the Fig tree is steeped in ancient meaning and for millennia, has symbolised wisdom and success in an abundance. Fig trees were so highly valued by the ancient Greeks that it was considered an honour to bestow upon the winner of various competitions.