reabsorption

re·ab·sorb

R5072000 (rē′əb-zôrb′, -sôrb′)v. re·ab·sorbed, re·ab·sorb·ing, re·ab·sorbs v.tr.1. To absorb again.2. To accommodate or accept again, as into a group or category: The economy cannot reabsorb all of the refugees into the workforce.v.intr. To undergo resorption.

re′ab·sorp′tion (-zôrp′shən, -sôrp′-) n.

reabsorption

(ˌriːəbˈzɔːpʃən) nthe process of absorbing something again or the fact of being absorbed again

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Noun

reabsorption - the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilationresorptionbiological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

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Reabsorption

reverse absorption of water and substances dissolved in it from primary urine flowing through the renal tubules; the final urine thus produced is excreted from the body. Among the essential substances that are reabsorbed are many amino acids, vitamins, and most Na⁺, K⁺, and Ca²⁺ions. The reabsorption of some substances varies with their concentration in the blood. For example, glucose is completely reabsorbed if its concentration in plasma is no more than 150–180 mg percent. At high concentrations, some of the glucose enters the urine (glucosuria).

reabsorption

[re″ab-sorp´shun] 1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances that were already secreted into the tubules, such as glucose, proteins, or sodium.2. resorption.

reabsorption

The flow of glomerular filtrate from the proximal tubule of the nephron into the peritubular capillaries, which allows the selective passage of certain substances (glucose, proteins, sodium) back into the circulation.

reabsorption

Physiology The selective passage of certain substances–glucose, proteins, sodium–back into the circulation after it had been secreted into the renal tubules. See Countertransport.

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noun 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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