hepatoscopy

[hep-uh-tos-kuh-pee]

hep·a·tos·co·py

[hep-uh-tos-kuh-pee]
noun, plural hep·a·tos·co·pies.
1.
medical examination of the liver.
2.
examination of the livers of sacrificed animals as a technique of divination.

Origin:
1720–30; hepato- + -scopy
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Hepatoscopy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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hepatoscopy hep·a·tos·co·py (hěp'ə-tŏs'kə-pē)
n.
Examination of the liver.

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