NIH

1. National Institutes of Health.

NIH

abbreviation for

1. National Institutes of Health

NIH

1. A U.S. government agency headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland , which conducts and supports a wide range of medical research. NIH comprises thirteen separate agencies, each responsible for a different aspect of health, such as allergy and immunology, heart and lung, and so on. NIH also plays a role in training research scientists and providing and distributing biological and medical information.

Notes

A good portion of the funding for basic biomedical research is funneled through this agency.

Example Sentences

Correction: An earlier version of this article referred to Fauci as the head of NIH.

From The Daily Beast

The first trial will be conducted in 20 healthy, uninfected volunteers at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.

From The Daily Beast

This work builds on years of previous Ebola vaccine trials conducted by the NIH.

From The Daily Beast

In 2013, the NIH gave $12.7 million spread over nine projects.

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For example, a new NIH program targets what researchers call the “Valley of Death.”

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Sea, nih-chonn-djé (dje French); the Ayowas say, nih-chon-je (je German).

From Project Gutenberg

Arrow, ni̍h-schu (nih with strong accent; sch very short and falling in tone).

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Tsz-lu then put his question to Kieh-nih; and the latter asked, "Who are you?"

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