resorb
[ ri-sawrb, -zawrb ]
/ rɪˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /
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verb (used with object)
to absorb again, as an exudation.
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Origin of resorb
OTHER WORDS FROM resorb
re·sorb·ence, nounre·sorb·ent, adjectivere·sorp·tion [ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-], /rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/, nounre·sorp·tive [ri-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp-], /rɪˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp-/, adjectiveWords nearby resorb
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British Dictionary definitions for resorb
resorb
/ (rɪˈsɔːb) /
verb
(tr) to absorb again
Derived forms of resorb
resorbent, adjectiveresorptive, adjectiveWord Origin for resorb
C17: from Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb
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Medical definitions for resorb
resorb
[ rē-zôrb′ ]
v.
To absorb again.
To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.
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