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to resorb

to resorb

1 9.7
To take material back into the body or a body part
  • verb
  • /rɪˈzɔrb/
  • Specialized
: resorber
  • In remodeling, bone is resorbed by specialized cells known as osteoclasts.
  • bone is resorbed

Examples

  • Trabecular bone gradually replaces the callus along the stress lines, and the "extra" callus is resorbed.

    Academic text (2002)
  • However, the ideal would be for the scaffold to be resorbed but simultaneously replaced by bone.

    Blog text (19)
  • So the idea is that you could resorb the endometrium and save energy.

  • But a gene turns on and resorbs the tail gets rid of it.

  • When bone matrix is resorbed, these cross-links are quantitatively excreted in the urine and therefore represent specific markers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The collagen functions to smoothly deliver and evenly disperse the PMMA microspheres and is eventually resorbed.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Instead, in the first stage of sweating, the glands secrete salt, which pulls water along by osmosis; in the second stage, the glands resorb some of the secreted salt.

    Academic text (1991)
  • During the healing process, the body will naturally resorb the damaged tissue over time.

  • In healthy bone remodeling, old bone is resorbed and replaced with new bone by specialized cells.

  • When the drug is administered, it is gradually resorbed into the bloodstream and utilized by the body.

Synonyms

to reabsorb
vsto resorb
3 5.8

To take water or nutrients back into a living thing after they were lost

is the action by tissues or cells that take material back
to reassimilate
vsto resorb
  • Specialized
1 7.3

To take substances like nutrients back into a living thing

is narrower for tissues or cells recovering material rather than whole-organism incorporation

Antonyms

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to excrete
  • NSFW
10 7.0

To remove waste from the body through urine, sweat or breath

Surface Forms

resorb infinitive
resorbed past
resorbed past participle
resorbing present participle
resorbs third person singular

Morphology

resorb = absorb (semi-transparent) = re + sorb

Formally 're-' + the combining form 'sorb' yields 'absorb again', which is predictable, but 'sorb' is not a common standalone word and the term is somewhat technical.

Etymology

The word resorb comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the root sorb meaning 'to suck in', the same root as in absorb which means 'to take in'. So to resorb is for a cell or tissue to 'take in' something again, as when bone slowly takes back graft material.