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reabsorption

reabsorption

1 6.7
A process where the body takes water or nutrients back in
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəbˈsɔːrpʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reabsorción
  • Both bile salts and cholesterol are excreted via bile to the intestines, where they are available for reabsorption. This recycling process is known as 'entero-hepatic circulation.'

So in the reabsorption process, canagaflosin blocks the reuptake of glucose.

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Examples

  • Approximately 90% of glucose reabsorption is due to SGLT2 activity, and SGLT2 inhibitors block this activity, allowing glucose to pass through the renal system.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The introduction of SSRIs is believed to inhibit the reabsorption of serotonin by the cell that released it, extending its time at the synapses and therefore communication by the receiving cells.

    Academic text (2002)

  • So in the reabsorption process, canagaflosin blocks the reuptake of glucose.

    Tim Ferriss

  • And it's across these capillaries that filtration of plasma occurs and reabsorption occurs.

  • Adaptive changes in vascular tone, heart rate, and renal reabsorption protect from protect us from blood volume loss and a drop in blood pressure.

    YaleCourses

  • This is because the treatment inhibits glucose reabsorption to a level equivalent to an energy loss of 280 Kcal per day.

    Academic text (2012)

  • There are adaptive changes in vascular tone, in heart rate, in renal reabsorption, and these protect from loss in blood volume and from a drop in blood pressure.

  • A challenge with this concept is the rapid excretion and renal reabsorption of the compound, resulting in high uptake in the kidneys.

    Academic text (2017)

  • For instance, common antidepressants like SSRIs stop the reabsorption of serotonin, A neurotransmitter that modulates our moods.

  • The kidney is a vital organ that plays a role in the reabsorption of essential nutrients back into the bloodstream.

Synonyms

reuptake
vsreabsorption
  • Specialized
2 7.2

A nerve cell takes back a brain chemical it released

is broader, about substances broken down and taken up across tissues
resorption
vsreabsorption
  • Specialized
1 9.6

The body breaks down and absorbs parts of its own tissue

is focused on substances being broken down and taken up again rather than whole structures

Antonyms

excretion
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The process of removing waste from the body, such as urine or sweat

How Complete

reabsorption
  • Specialized
1 6.7
nonabsorbency
  • Specialized
8.9

Surface Forms

reabsorption singular
reabsorptions plural

Morphology

reabsorption = reabsorb (transparent) = re + absorb + tion

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'reabsorb' meaning the process or act of reabsorbing.

Etymology

Reabsorption breaks into re- meaning 'again' and absorb meaning 'to take in', so it means 'to take in again'. Think of a sponge soaking water back up, which helps explain why in biology the word describes when the body or an organ 'takes a substance back' into its parts.