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re⋅sorp⋅tion

  [ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1810–20; re- + (ab)sorption; cf. F résorption

re⋅sorb

  [ri-sawrb, -zawrb]
–verb (used with object)
to absorb again, as an exudation.
Origin:
1630–40; < L resorbēre, equiv. to re- re- + sorbēre to swallow, suck up

Related forms:
re⋅sorb⋅ence, noun
re⋅sorb⋅ent, adjective
re⋅sorp⋅tion  [ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] , noun
re⋅sorp⋅tive  [ri-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp-] , adjective
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re·sorp·tion   (rē-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)   
n.  The act or process of resorbing.
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Word Origin & History

resorb 
1640, from L. resorbere "to suck back," from re- "back, again" + sorbere "to suck" (see absorb).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·sorb
Pronunciation: (')rE-'so(&)rb, -'zo(&)rb
Function: transitive verb
: to break down and assimilate (something previouslydifferentiated) <resorbed bone> resorb intransitive senses
: to undergo resorption resorbs after some days> —re·sorb·a·ble /-'so(&)r-b&-b&l, -'zo(&)r-/ adjective

Main Entry: re·sorp·tion
Pronunciation: (')rE-'sorp-sh&n, -'zorp-
Function: noun
: the action or process of resorbing something<resorption of a tooth root>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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

  1. To absorb again.

  2. To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.

resorption re·sorp·tion (rē-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
The act or process of resorbing.

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