Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • The National Library of Medicine (NLM): A specific, major institution. It is the world's largest medical library, located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. It is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and serves as a central resource for biomedical and health information.

Usage

• The term "National Library of Medicine" is used as the official name of the institution. It is typically preceded by the definite article "the".
• It is often abbreviated as NLM.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Researchers rely on the National Library of Medicine for access to historical medical journals.
  • The National Library of Medicine maintains the PubMed database.
  • She found the rare manuscript in the archives of the National Library of Medicine.

Advanced Usage

• The name is frequently used attributively to describe resources or systems created by the library.
  • The National Library of Medicine classification system is used by many medical libraries.
  • He used a National Library of Medicine database for his literature review.

Variants and Related Words

• NLM: The standard acronym for the National Library of Medicine.
  • The NLM offers many free online resources.
• U.S. National Library of Medicine: A fuller, formal variant of the name.

Synonyms

• The world's largest medical library: A descriptive synonym that defines its primary characteristic.

Noun

1. the world's largest medical library