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(yo̵̅o̅ jen′iks)

noun

the movement devoted to improving the human species through the control of hereditary factors in mating

Origin: < Gr eugenēs (see Eugene) + -ics

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noun (used with a sing. verb)

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

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