noun
an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Health and Human Services, ↑Health and Human Services, ↑HHS
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Public Health Service.
Also, P.H.S.
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PHS (no periods),
Public Health Service.
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abbr. Public Health Service
Useful english dictionary. 2012.