What does HPF medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the medical term HPF mean?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the HPF abbreviation. However, what does HPF mean in medical terms?

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What is HPF medical abbreviation?

In medical field, the HPF medical abbreviation stands for high-powered field.

HPF: high-powered field

ACE-I	Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
BMA	British Medical Association; bone marrow aspiration
BRAO	Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
BTBV	beat to beat variability
C-spine	cervical spine
C/W	Consistent With; Compared With
CPAP	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPP	Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
CT/GC	Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhea
D/O	Disorder
DFE	Dilated Fundus Examination
DIFA	automated differential
E. coli	Escherichia coli
FCB	fibrocystic breast
FIM	functional independence measure
FSH	Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTA	fluorescent treponema antigen (test for syphilis)
HEENT	Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat
HNP	herniated nucleus pulposus
HPI	History of Present Illness
Hcy	homocysteine
IND	investigational new drug
INH	Isoniazid
KCL	Potassium chloride.
LRT	lower respiratory tract
MRF	melanocyte-stimulating hormone-releasing factor
MSR	motor sensory reflex
PCRA	patient controlled regional analgesia
PDIS	patient discharge instruction sheet
QS	quantity sufficient
R0	basic reproduction number (R naught)
RVA	rabies vaccine, adsorbed
SGPT	serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
SP	suprapubic (catheter); Sanofi Pasteur
SPA	sperm penetration assay; single point of access
TLC	Triple Lumen Catheter; Total Lung Capacity
V fib	ventricular fibrillation
VL	vastis lateralis; viral load
WIB	western immunoblot
WIC	women, infants, children
cRNA	chromosomal RNA
ch px	chicken pox
inflam	inflammation
lat.	lateral
ml	Milliliters.
mor. dict.	as directed
pM	picomolar
qam	every morning
qhr	every hour (quaque hora)
sc	subcutaneous(ly)
tTG	antitransglutaminase