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Public Health Service

Public Health Service proper noun: a major division of the Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to promoting the public health of the United States.

Proper noun

the Public Health Service

  1. A major division of the Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to promoting the public health of the United States.
    Synonyms:
    PHS

Synonyms of Public Health Service

Questions about Public Health Service

What does Public Health Service mean?
Public Health Service means a major division of the Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to promoting the public health of the United States.
What part of speech is Public Health Service?
Public Health Service is a proper noun.

Words near Public Health Service in the dictionary

  1. public good
  2. public goods
  3. public health
  4. public health funeral
  5. public health funerals
  6. Public Health Service
  7. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
  8. public hearing
  9. public hearings
  10. public historian
  11. public historians

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