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单词 dysgenic
释义

dysgenic

adjective

dys·​gen·​ic (ˌ)dis-ˈje-nik How to pronounce dysgenic (audio)
1
: tending to promote survival of or reproduction by less well-adapted individuals (such as the weak or diseased) especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals (such as the strong or healthy)
the dysgenic effect of war
2
: biologically defective or deficient

Word History

Etymology

dys- + -genic

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

dysgenic

adjective

dys·​gen·​ic
variants also disgenic
(ˈ)dis-ˈjen-ik How to pronounce dysgenic (audio)
1
: tending to promote survival of or reproduction by less well-adapted individuals (as the weak or diseased) especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals (as the strong or healthy)
the dysgenic effect of war
2
: biologically defective or deficient
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