United States National Library of Medicine
- proper noun
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Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos
- The United States National Library of Medicine provides access to an extensive collection of medical journals and resources.
Examples
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The United States National Library of Medicine is an essential resource for medical professionals and students.
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Researchers around the world rely on data housed at the United States National Library of Medicine.
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The United States National Library of Medicine is a valuable resource for researchers.
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Have you visited the United States National Library of Medicine?
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Researchers around the world rely on data housed at the United States National Library of Medicine.
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The United States National Library of Medicine is an essential resource for medical professionals and students.
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The United States National Library of Medicine provides access to an extensive collection of medical journals and resources.
Synonyms
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A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information
A very large medical library run by the United States government
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + state + national + library + of + medicine
The phrase is a literal, compositional name: combining 'United States' + 'national' + 'library' + 'of' + 'medicine' directly yields 'the national medical library of the United States.' All constituents are common and retain their basic meanings, so a B1 learner who knows the words can reconstruct the referent. This naming pattern is cross-linguistically regular, making the MWE immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
United States National Library of Medicine is a direct name: United States shows it belongs to the whole country, National Library means a large, official library, and Medicine tells you it holds medical books and research, run by the U.S. government. So the name simply means 'the country's main medical library'.