v., -sorbed, -sorb·ing, -sorbs. v.tr.
- To absorb again.
- Biology. To dissolve and assimilate (bone tissue, for example).
To undergo resorption.
[Latin resorbēre, to suck back : re-, re- + sorbēre, to suck up.]
resorb
Dictionary:
re·sorb (rē-sôrb', -zôrb')  |
v., -sorbed, -sorb·ing, -sorbs. v.tr.
To undergo resorption.
| Medical Dictionary: re·sorb |
(rē-sôrb', -zôrb')
v., -sorbed, -sorb·ing, -sorbs.
v., -sorbed, -sorb·ing, -sorbs.
- To absorb again.
- To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.
| Veterinary Dictionary: resorb |
To take up or absorb again; to undergo resorption.
| Obscure Words: resorb |
1) to absorb again: reabsorb 2) Biol. to dissolve and assimilate
| WordNet: resorb |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
undergo resorption
Synonym: reabsorb
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