the Medical Research Council
/ðə ˌmedɪkl rɪˈsɜːtʃ kaʊnsl/, /ðə ˌmedɪkl ˈriːsɜːtʃ kaʊnsl/
/ðə ˌmedɪkl ˈriːsɜːrtʃ kaʊnsl/, /ðə ˌmedɪkl rɪˈsɜːrtʃ kaʊnsl/
(abbreviation the MRC)
- a British government organization which gives government money to institutions, usually universities and hospitals, doing medical research. It was originally established in 1913 as the Medical Research Committee and Advisory Council and became the Medical Research Council in 1919.
医学研究理事会：英国政府组织，向从事医学研究的机构（通常是大学和医院）提供政府资助。它最初成立于1913年，当时是医学研究委员会和咨询委员会，并于1919年成为医学研究理事会。