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

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or other funders.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

So likely wrong, in fact, that Chief Justice John Roberts actually dissented from California, and dissented again in NIH!

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Mark Logue received grants from the NIH and Department of Veterans Affairs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

In response to the Southam situation, the NIH investigated all their grantee institutions and found that only nine out of fifty-two had any policy in place to protect the rights of research subjects.

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