INTRINSIC FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intrinsic factor mean? 

• INTRINSIC FACTOR (noun)
  The noun INTRINSIC FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12

  Familiarity information: INTRINSIC FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRINSIC FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12

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Nouns denoting substances

Context example:

lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia

Hypernyms ("intrinsic factor" is a kind of...):

factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)

 Context examples 

Cells of the gastric glands which secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor.

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