HyperDic: nih

English > 1 sense of the word NIH:
NOUNgroupNIH, National Institutes of Healthan agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health
English > NIH: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn 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.
SynonymNational Institutes of Health
Part ofDepartment of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHSThe United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare
PartsNational Library of Medicine, United States National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of MedicineThe world's largest medical library
Broaderagency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authorityAn administrative unit of government

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