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reabsorb

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re·ab·sorb   (rē'əb-sôrb', -zôrb')   
v.   re·ab·sorbed, re·ab·sorb·ing, re·ab·sorbs

v.   tr.

  1. To absorb again.

  2. To accommodate or accept again, as into a group or category: The economy cannot reabsorb all of the refugees into the workforce.

v.   intr.
To undergo resorption.
re'ab·sorp'tion (-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·ab·sorb
Pronunciation: "rE-&b-'so(&)rb, -'zo(&)rb
Function: transitive verb
: to take up (something previouslysecreted or emitted) reabsorbed in the kidney>; also : RESORB
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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