a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12 a chronic progressive anaemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor
a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12 a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor
any malignant growth or tumour caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal