resorption

[ ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp- ]

/ rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- /

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noun

the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.

Also called re·ab·sorp·tion

[ree-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] /ˌri æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/ . the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood.

Origin of resorption

First recorded in 1810–20; re- + (ab)sorption; compare French résorption

Words nearby resorption

resonate, resonator, resorb, resorcinol, resorcinolphthalein, resorption, resorption lacuna, resort, resorter, resound, resounding

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Example sentences from the Web for resorption

Evidently development frequently is arrested, and resorption may occur before ovulation.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus|Henry S. Fitch
The mechanism of resorption of bone does not seem different.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for resorption

resorption

/ (rɪˈsɔːpʃən) /

noun

the process of resorbing or the state of being resorbed

geology the partial or complete remelting or dissolution of a mineral by magma, resulting from changes in temperature, pressure, or magma composition

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for resorption

resorption

[ rē-sôrp′shən, -zôrp′- ]

n.

The act or the process of resorbing.

单词	resorption
释义	resorption [ ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp- ] / rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR resorption ON THESAURUS.COM noun the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin. Also called re·ab·sorp·tion [ree-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] /ˌri æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/ . the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood. Origin of resorption First recorded in 1810–20; re- + (ab)sorption; compare French résorption Words nearby resorption resonate, resonator, resorb, resorcinol, resorcinolphthalein, resorption, resorption lacuna, resort, resorter, resound, resounding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for resorption Evidently development frequently is arrested, and resorption may occur before ovulation. Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus\|Henry S. Fitch The mechanism of resorption of bone does not seem different. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900\|Various British Dictionary definitions for resorption resorption / (rɪˈsɔːpʃən) / noun the process of resorbing or the state of being resorbed geology the partial or complete remelting or dissolution of a mineral by magma, resulting from changes in temperature, pressure, or magma composition Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to resorption suction, grip, purchase, stress, strain, pull, absorption, stretch, drag, adherence, adhesion, suck, contraction, drawing, constriction, draught, haulage, towage Medical definitions for resorption resorption [ rē-sôrp′shən, -zôrp′- ] n. The act or the process of resorbing. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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resorption

noun

Origin of resorption

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Example sentences from the Web for resorption

British Dictionary definitions for resorption

noun

Words related to resorption

Medical definitions for resorption

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