eugenics

noun plural but singular in construction eu·gen·ics \yü-ˈje-niks\

: a science that tries to improve the human race by controlling which people become parents

Full Definition of EUGENICS

: a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed

1883

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular in construction eu·gen·ics \yu̇-ˈjen-iks\

: a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed

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