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The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
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resorption
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Resorption is the absorption into the circulatory system of cells or tissue. Types include: Bone resorption Tooth resorption Vanishing twin , also known as fetal resorption Category:Set indices
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of resorbing. 2 The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. 3 (context medicine English) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resorption \Re*sorp"tion\ (r?*s?rp"sh?n), n. The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption. (Petrography) The redissolving wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. The dissolved material ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, noun of action from resorb .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: reabsorption ]
Usage examples of resorption.
Clinton described resorption during development: redundant neurons disappear, resorbed by the body, a process controlled by feedback control mechanisms using sensory data in part.
The bones bore no sign of injuries that occurred before death, such as resorption lines, callous formation, or rounding of fracture margins.
Clinton described resorption during development: redundant neurons disappear, resorbed by the body, a process controlled by feedback control mechanisms using sensory data in part.