HEPATOSCOPY


Meaning of HEPATOSCOPY in English

/hep'euh tos"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. hepatoscopies .

1. medical examination of the liver.

2. examination of the livers of sacrificed animals as a technique of divination.

[ 1720-30; HEPATO- + -SCOPY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .