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resorption

Pronunciation: /rɪˈzɔːpʃ(ə)n, -ˈsɔːp-/

Definition of resorption

noun

[mass noun]
  • the process or action by which something is reabsorbed:the resorption of water
  • Physiology the absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue: bone resorption

Derivatives

resorptive

Pronunciation: /-tɪv/

adjective

Origin:

early 19th century: from resorb, on the pattern of the pair absorb, absorption

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