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.