resorb
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).
Verb
editresorb (third-person singular simple present resorbs, present participle resorbing, simple past and past participle resorbed)
- (transitive) To absorb (something) again.
- (intransitive) To undergo resorption.
- (biology, transitive) To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.
Derived terms
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Translations
editto absorb again