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NOUN (1)

1. a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12;
- Example: "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intrinsic factor
    n 1: a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and
         intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin
         B12; "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious
         anemia"