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

Melissa Murray received grants from NIH, was a paid consultant for Biogen Pharmaceuticals, and served on committees for the Alzheimer's Association and International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Microbiological Associates’ biggest customers were labs like NIH, which had standing orders for millions of HeLa cells delivered on set schedules.

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