resorption

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

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