resorb
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verb (used with object)
to absorb again, as an exudation.
Related forms
re·sorb·ence, noun
re·sorb·ent, adjective
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resorb (rɪˈsɔːb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to absorb again | |
| [C17: from Latin resorbēre, from | |
| re'sorbent | |
| —adj | |
| re'sorptive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
resorb
1640, from L. resorbere "to suck back," from re- "back, again" + sorbere "to suck" (see absorb).
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Medical Dictionary
resorb re·sorb (rē-sôrb', -zôrb')
v. re·sorbed, re·sorb·ing, re·sorbs
To absorb again.
To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.
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Example sentences
Osteoblasts are bone-forming cell, osteoclasts resorb or break down bone, and osteocytes are mature bone cells.
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