English Explanatory Dictionary

resorb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To absorb (something) again.
  2. To undergo resorption.
  3. To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Word forms

resorb resorbs resorbing resorbed

Etymology

From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).

Derived words

antiresorber nonresorbing resorbability resorbable resorbence resorbent resorption resorptive unresorbed
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