hepatoscopy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. rare,uncountable
    — 1973 Collier's Encyc. x. Hepatomancy...animal livers

词源

From Ancient Greek ἡπατοσκοπία (hēpatoskopía), from ἥπατος (hḗpatos), genitive form of ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to see”). Equivalent to hepato- + -scopy.
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