Hepatoscopy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hepatoscopy \Hep`a*tos"co*py\, n. [Gr. ?; fr. "h^par, "h`patos,
     the liver + ? to view: cf. F. h['e]patoscopie.]
     Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
     [1913 Webster]