hepatoscopy

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἡπατοσκοπία (hēpatoskopía), from ἥπατος (hḗpatos), genitive form of ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to see”). Equivalent to hepato- +‎ -scopy. === Noun === hepatoscopy (uncountable) (rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important. 1973 Collier's Encyc. x. Hepatomancy...animal livers ==== Synonyms ==== hepatomancy ==== Hypernyms ==== haruspicy, extispicy (divination by entrails generally) ==== Hypernyms ==== haruspicy