eugenics

eu·gen·ics  (y-jnks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.

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eugenics [yew-jen-iks]

Noun

the study of methods of improving the human race, esp. by selective breeding [Greek eugenēs well-born]

eugenic adj
eugenically adv
eugenicist n

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eugenics

the science of improving a breed or species through the careful selection of parents. — eugenicist, n. — eugenic, adj.

See also: Improvement

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

eugenics - the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) bioscience, life science - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms cacogenics, dysgenics - the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced