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单词 euphenics
释义

euphenicsn.

/juːˈfɛnɪks/
Etymology: < Greek εὐ- eu- comb. form + ϕαίνειν to show, appear + -ic suffix + -s.
Biology.
A practice analogous to eugenics in which physical improvement of man is sought through the modification and control of his development (as by chemical or surgical means).
ΚΠ
1963 J. Lederberg in Nature 4 May 428/2 I propose the term ‘euphenics’ as the counterpart of ‘eugenics’, in the same sense that ‘phenotype’ is opposed to ‘genotype’.
1965 New Scientist 9 Dec. 714/2 By ‘cultural euphenics’..one could make revolutionary changes in a generation.
1967 Technol. Week 23 Jan. 50/3 Euphenics [is] the modification of his [sc. man's] biological development.
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