What does resorption mean?
Definitions for resorption
rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-re·sorp·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
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
resorptionnoun
The act of resorbing
resorptionnoun
The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material
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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
Resorptionnoun
the act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Resorption
rē-sorp′shun, n. the disappearance of an organ by absorption.—adj. Resorp′tive.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of resorption in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of resorption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of resorption in a Sentence
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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