euthenics

American  

[yoo-then-iks] / yuˈθɛn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment.

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euthenics British  

/ juːˈθɛnɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of the control of the environment, esp with a view to improving the health and living standards of the human race

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Other Word Forms

• euthenist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of euthenics

1900–05; < Greek euthēn ( eîn ) to be well off, prosper + -ics

Example Sentences

There is no short-cut by way of euthenics, merely.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

But this illustration certainly gives no ground for a belief that euthenics is sufficient to prolong one's life beyond the inherited limit.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

The moment of conception is the point at which eugenics gives place to euthenics.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

Its only conflict with euthenics appertains to such euthenic measures as impair the adaptability of the race to the better environment they are trying to make.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

Barring these two types, euthenics forms a necessary concomitant of the eugenic program; and, as we have tried to emphasize, eugenics is likewise necessary to the complete success of every euthenic program.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul