NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase national institutes of health. (close relations)
Definition of 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 | ||||||||
