n.
Pronunciation: yü- ' fe-niks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: eu- + phen- (fr. phenotype ) + -ics; after English genotype : eugenics
Date: 1963
: the therapeutic techniques and procedures (as medical treatment) for amelioration of the deleterious phenotypic effects of a genetic defect especially without altering the genetic makeup of the germplasm of the individual
– eu · phen · ic \ -nik \ adjective