English noun: Department of Health and Human Services | |||
1. | Department of Health and Human Services (group) the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 | ||
Synonyms | Health and Human Services, HHS | ||
Broader (hypernym) | executive department | ||
Part holonym | CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, NIH, PHS, United States Public Health Service | ||