resorb

American

[ri-sawrb, -zawrb] / rɪˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /

verb (used with object)

to absorb again, as an exudation.

resorb British

/ rɪˈsɔːb /

verb

(tr) to absorb again

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Other Word Forms

resorbence noun
resorbent adjective
resorption noun
resorptive adjective

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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