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hepatoscopy

American

[hep-uh-tos-kuh-pee] / ˌhɛp əˈtɒs kə pi /

noun

medical examination of the liver.
examination of the livers of sacrificed animals as a technique of divination.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

hepatoscopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of hepatoscopy

First recorded in 1720–30; hepato- + -scopy

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