CiteRelated Content
- Daily Word Quiz: donnybrook
- Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy
- Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee
- Frequently Misspelled Words
- Frequently Mispronounced Words
- Easily Confused Words
- Writing & Language
Meaning of intrinsic factor
intrin'sic fac"tor
Pronunciation: [key]
— Biochem. Biochem.
- a glycoprotein, secreted by the gastric mucosa, that is involved in the intestinal absorption of vitamin B.
See also:
- intrinsic factor (Thesaurus)