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.

Origin of hepatoscopy

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

Words nearby hepatoscopy

hepatopulmonary, hepatorenal, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatorrhaphy, hepatorrhexis, hepatoscopy, hepatosplenitis, hepatosplenography, hepatosplenomegaly, hepatosplenopathy, hepatotomy

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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 Spence
Hepatoscopy falls within the former category, Astrology and Birth-omens in the latter.
Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance|Morris Jastrow
Hepatoscopy and Birth-omens thus followed the same course in passing from the distant East to the West.
Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance|Morris Jastrow

Medical definitions for hepatoscopy

hepatoscopy

[ hĕp′ə-tŏs′kə-pē ]

n.

Examination of the liver.

单词	hepatoscopy
释义	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. Origin of hepatoscopy First recorded in 1720–30; hepato- + -scopy Words nearby hepatoscopy hepatopulmonary, hepatorenal, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatorrhaphy, hepatorrhexis, hepatoscopy, hepatosplenitis, hepatosplenography, hepatosplenomegaly, hepatosplenopathy, hepatotomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Spence Hepatoscopy falls within the former category, Astrology and Birth-omens in the latter. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance\|Morris Jastrow Hepatoscopy and Birth-omens thus followed the same course in passing from the distant East to the West. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance\|Morris Jastrow Medical definitions for hepatoscopy hepatoscopy [ hĕp′ə-tŏs′kə-pē ] n. Examination of the liver. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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