| NOUN | group | National Institutes of Health, NIH | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | NIH | |
| 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 |
| Parts | National Library of Medicine, United States National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine | The world's largest medical library |
| Broader | agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority | An administrative unit of government |
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