intrinsic factor
- n a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12
intrinsic fraud
- n fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
intro
- n formally making a person known to another or to the public
- n a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
introduction
- n the act of beginning something new
- n the first section of a communication
- n formally making a person known to another or to the public
- n a basic or elementary instructional text
- n a new proposal
they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives - n the act of putting one thing into another
- n the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
introit
- n a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
introitus
- n entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening)
the introitus of the vagina
introject
- n (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
- v incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
introjection
- n (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
- n (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects
intron
- n sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
intropin
- n a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
introspection
- n the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct