nih

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108151063)
    is a type of: agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office - an administrative unit of government
    has: national library of medicine, u.s. national library of medicine, united states national library of medicine - the world's largest medical library
    is a part of: department of health and human services, health and human services, hhs - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
    same as: national institutes of health

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