hepatoscopy

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Definition of hepatoscopy in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Karaciğer muayenesi

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Definition of hepatoscopy in English English dictionary

Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, the markings in these zones were important. A form of aruspicy

Hepatomancy...animal livers.

{i} divination by examining the livers of sacrificed animals

Divination by inspecting the liver of animals

Hyphenation

hep·a·tos·co·py

Etymology

() Ancient Greek hepatoskopia hepatos, "liver" + skopeo, "to examine".