EUPHENICS


Meaning of EUPHENICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yü-ˈfe-niks ]

noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology: eu- + phen- (from 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.