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Definitions for resorption
rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-re·sorp·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. resorption, reabsorptionnoun

    the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation

Wiktionary

  1. resorptionnoun

    The act of resorbing

  2. resorptionnoun

    The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material

ChatGPT

  1. resorption

    Resorption is a natural biological process referring to the breakdown or destruction of body tissues or materials and their subsequent absorption back into the system. This can include breakdown of bone tissue, teeth, or other materials like surgical implants, often by specialized cells such as osteoclasts in bone tissue.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Resorptionnoun

    the act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Resorption

    rē-sorp′shun, n. the disappearance of an organ by absorption.—adj. Resorp′tive.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of resorption in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of resorption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of resorption in a Sentence

  1. Robert McLean:

    Denosumab also decreases bone resorption by inhibiting maturation of osteoclasts through binding to a receptor on the surface of 'pre-osteoclast cells,'.

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