Medical Term:
eugenics
Pronunciation: yū-jen′iks
Definition:
- Practices and policies, as of mate selection or of sterilization, which tend to better the innate qualities of progeny and human stock.
- Practices and genetic counseling directed to anticipating genetic disability and disease.
Synonym(s): orthogenics
[G. eugeneia, nobility of birth, fr. eu, well, + genesis, production]
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