PHS

PHS

abbr.

Public Health Service

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

PHS - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health United States Public Health Service Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"