Center for Disease Control and Prevention/sˈɛntərfɔrdɪzˈizkəntrˈoʊləndprivˈɛnʃən/Listen
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
noun
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). Synonym:CDC.