NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase national institutes of health. (close relations)
Definition of NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Best Alternative Words for NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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| agency | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an administrative unit of government • a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties • the state of being in action or exerting power • the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent • to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end | ||||||||
| authority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||||
| body | nounn | |||||||
noun • the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) • a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity • a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person • an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects • the body excluding the head and neck and limbs • a collection of particulars considered as a system • the property of holding together and retaining its shape • the central message of a communication • the main mass of a thing • a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) • the external structure of a vehicle verb • invest with or as with a body; give body to | ||||||||
| department | nounn | |||||||
noun • a specialized division of a large organization • the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) • a specialized sphere of knowledge | ||||||||
| institute | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an association organized to promote art or science or education verb • set up or lay the groundwork for • advance or set forth in court | ||||||||
| institution | nounn | |||||||
noun • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose • an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated • a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | ||||||||
| organization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of people who work together • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized • the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically • the act of forming or establishing something | ||||||||
| nih | ||||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
