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intrinsic factor

a substance secreted by the stomach which permits the absorption of vitamin B in the intestines, thus preventing pernicious anemia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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