United States Public Health Service

Definitions of United States Public Health Service
  1. noun
    an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
    synonyms: PHS
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    type of:
    agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
    an administrative unit of government
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