Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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); 
[syn: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    n 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) [syn: Center for Disease Control and
         Prevention, CDC]