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Definition of NIH
NIH
- acronym for "not invented here".
- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Jul 27 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 27 2012.
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