orthobiosis

In my opinion this ideal is "orthobiosis" -- that is to say, the development of human life, so that it passes through a long period of old age in active and vigorous health, leading to a final period in which there shall be present a sense of satiety of life, and a wish for death.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909

If the human race come to adopt the principles of orthobiosis, a considerable change in the qualities of men of different ages will follow.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909

Optimistes_, p. 419) that orthobiosis seems to involve the limitation of offspring in the fight against disease.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Havelock Ellis 1899