hepatoscopy
[ hep-uh-tos-kuh-pee ]
/ ˌhɛp əˈtɒs kə pi /
noun, plural hep·a·tos·co·pies.
medical examination of the liver.
examination of the livers of sacrificed animals as a technique of divination.
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Example sentences from the Web for hepatoscopy
Hepatoscopy or divination from the liver was undertaken by the Chaldeans for the purpose of determining what the gods had in mind.
Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria|Lewis SpenceHepatoscopy falls within the former category, Astrology and Birth-omens in the latter.
Hepatoscopy and Birth-omens thus followed the same course in passing from the distant East to the West.
Medical definitions for hepatoscopy
hepatoscopy
[ hĕp′ə-tŏs′kə-pē ]
n.
Examination of the liver.
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