resorb
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of resorb
1630–40; < Latin resorbēre, equivalent to re- re- + sorbēre to swallow, suck up
Example Sentences
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While our bodies resorb this material, we’re left with less fluid in our discs, making them—and us—slightly shorter.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2025
Osteoclasts resorb and break down bone tissue as part of the body's natural bone remodelling and maintenance process.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
They tunnel into their food, secrete digestive enzymes and then resorb the resulting goo.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2021
No treatment is needed; the blood will slowly resorb on its own within a couple of weeks.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017
Osteoclasts resorb old bone that lines the medullary cavity, while osteoblasts, via intramembranous ossification, produce new bone tissue beneath the periosteum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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