NIH

American  

1. National Institutes of Health.

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NIH British  

abbreviation

1. National Institutes of Health

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NIH Cultural  

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.

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

Example Sentences

In 2025, the NIH doled out about $36 billion to universities, much of it to medical school researchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

“Nothing of this scale has been attempted in cancer vaccines before,” said Stacey Adam, vice president, science partnerships for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, which helps the NIH form public-private partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

No wonder she accused them of “Calvinball” in her NIH dissent.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

But their guidelines apply only to NIH research, and they’re not legally binding.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot