noun
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
• Syn: ↑Health and Human Services, ↑HHS
• Hypernyms: ↑executive department
• Part Meronyms:
↑Food and Drug Administration, ↑FDA, ↑Center for Disease Control and Prevention, ↑CDC, ↑United States Public Health Service, ↑PHS, ↑National Institutes of Health, ↑NIH
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.