Definitions for resorption

resorption re·sorp·tion

Spelling: [ri-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-]
IPA: /rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/

Resorption is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 743 anagrams from letters in resorption (einooprrst).

Definitions for resorption

noun

  1. the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
  2. Also called reabsorption. the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood.

Origin of resorption

1810-20; re- + (ab)sorption; compare French résorption

Examples for resorption

The mechanism of resorption of bone does not seem different.

Evidently development frequently is arrested, and resorption may occur before ovulation.

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