HEPATOSCOPIA (formed of ἥπαρ, liver, and σκοπία, I consider), in Antiquity, a species of divination, in which predictions were made by inspecting the livers of animals.
HEPATOSCOPIA is also used as a general name for divination by entrails.
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HEPATOSCOPIA (formed of ἥπαρ, liver, and σκοπία, I consider), in Antiquity, a species of divination, in which predictions were made by inspecting the livers of animals.
HEPATOSCOPIA is also used as a general name for divination by entrails.