the process of resorbing or the state of being resorbed
2. geology
the partial or complete remelting or dissolution of a mineral by magma, resulting from changes in temperature, pressure, or magma composition
resorption in American English
(rɪˈsɔrpʃən, -ˈzɔrp-)
noun
1.
the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as theloss of bone or of tooth dentin
2. Also called: reabsorption
the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood
Word origin
[1810–20; re- + (ab)sorption; cf. F résorption]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: duplex, nihilism, triangulation, voodoo, zombiere- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert
Examples of 'resorption' in a sentence
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The resorption leads to an evolution from an originally cubic shape to a rounded tetrahexahedroid.
Alexey Ragozin, Dmitry Zedgenizov, Konstantin Kuper, Viktoria Kalinina, Alexey Zemnukhov 2017, 'The Internal Structure of Yellow Cuboid Diamonds from Alluvial Placers of the NortheasternSiberian Platform', Crystalshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/7/8/238. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tooth extraction inevitably accompanies alveolar ridge resorption with loss of pre-existing tissue morphology.
Po-Sung Fu, Yi-Min Wu, Jen-Chyan Wang, Ta-Ko Huang, Wen-Cheng Chen, Jhih-Wei Huang,Chun-Cheng Hung 2012, 'Optimizing anterior esthetics of a single-tooth implant through socket augmentationand immediate provisionalization: A case report with 7-year follow-up', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12001143. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report a rare case of retained sub-retinal cortical material, which underwent spontaneous resorption.
Salil S Gadkari, Sucheta R Kulkarni, Kuldeep Dole 2014, 'Spontaneous resorption of sub-retinal cortical lens material', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=7;spage=824;epage=826;aulast=Gadkari. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, this molecule had a negative effect on nutrient resorption.
Bowen Liang, Tengteng Gao, Qi Zhao, Changqing Ma, Qi Chen, Zhiwei Wei, Cuiying Li,Chao Li, Fengwang Ma 2018, 'Effects of Exogenous Dopamine on the Uptake, Transport, and Resorption of Apple IonomeUnder Moderate Drought', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00755/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Placenta was left in situ with a prophylactic embolization, and its resorption was monitored.
Louis Marcellin, Sophie Ménard, Marie-Charlotte Lamau, Alexandre Mignon, Marie StephanieAubelle, Gilles Grangé, François Goffinet 2014, 'Conservative Management of an Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy at 22 Weeks', American Journal of Perinatology Reportshttps://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0034-1371749. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The trabeculum was covered by well-arranged collagen fibers around the resorption lacuna.
Jiang Lei-Sheng, Jiang Sheng-Dan, Zhang Zi-Ming, Shen Yun, Dai Li-Yang 2009, 'Postmenopausal women with osteoarthritis and osteoporosis show different ultrastructuralcharacteristics of trabecular bone of the femoral head', BMC Musculoskeletal Disordershttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/10/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This comprehensive clinical trial included subjects with severe mandibular ridge resorption.
Cecilie Gjerde, Kamal Mustafa, Sølve Hellem, Markus Rojewski, Harald Gjengedal, MohammedAhmed Yassin, Xin Feng, Siren Skaale, Trond Berge, Annika Rosen, Xie-Qi Shi, AymenB. Ahmed, Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Pierre Layrolle 2018, 'Cell therapy induced regeneration of severely atrophied mandibular bone in a clinicaltrial', Stem Cell Research & Therapyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-018-0951-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)