National Institutes of Health

Definitions of National Institutes of Health
  1. noun
    an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
    synonyms: NIH
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    type of:
    agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
    an administrative unit of government
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