hypocaloric diet — low calorie d … Medical dictionary
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HCF — [fetal] head to cervix force; healthy control female; heparin cofactor; hereditary capillary fragility; highest common factor; hypocaloric carbohydrate feeding … Medical dictionary
HPF — heparin precipitable fraction; hepatic plasma flow; high pass filter; high performance FORTRAN; high power field [microscope]; hypocaloric protein feeding * * * high power field … Medical dictionary
low calorie diet — a diet containing fewer calories than needed for the maintenance of weight, e.g., less than 1200 calories per day for an adult. Called also hypocaloric d … Medical dictionary
HCF — • [fetal] head to cervix force; • healthy control female; • heparin cofactor; • hereditary capillary fragility; • highest common factor; • hypocaloric carbohydrate feeding … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations