# nlm

## NLM

**This is an abbreviation for National Library of Medicine.**

## National Library of Medicine

The largest medical library in the world, located in Bethesda, Maryland, US.

#### Notes

* *National Library of Medicine* *(NLM)* is part of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
* The *NLM* represent the United States of America as a Member of SNOMED International. It also hosts the SNOMED CT National Release Center for the US.

## Alternatives

* **NLM**

## References

* [NLM SNOMED CT Home Page](https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/index.html)

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