n, -zawrp-]
| 1. | the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin. |
| 2. | Also called reabsorption. the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood. |
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.
resorption re·sorp·tion (rē-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
The act or process of resorbing.