Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intrinsic_factor

1 sense of intrinsic factor

Sense 1
intrinsic factor -- (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")
       => factor -- (anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome")