national institutes of health

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Definition of national institutes of health in English English dictionary

U.S. government agency that conducts or supports biomedical research. It is made up of numerous specialized institutes (e.g., National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and National Institute of Mental Health). Part of the Department of Health and Human Services, it also trains health researchers; disseminates information; and maintains other offices and divisions, the National Library of Medicine (the foremost source of medical information in the U.S.), and several research centres

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; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government

Hyphenation

Na·tion·al In·sti·tutes of health

Turkish pronunciation

näşnıl înstıtuts ıv helth

Pronunciation

/ˈnasʜnəl ˈənstəˌto͞ots əv ˈhelᴛʜ/ /ˈnæʃnəl ˈɪnstəˌtuːts əv ˈhɛlθ/