center for disease control and prevention

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    n 1: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human
         Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses
         and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new
         and unusual diseases) [syn: {Center for Disease Control and
         Prevention}, {CDC}]
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