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resorption

re·sorp·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-]
    • /rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/
    • /rɪzˈɔːpʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-]
    • /rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/

Definitions of resorption word

  • noun resorption the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin. 1
  • noun resorption Also called reabsorption. the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood. 1
  • abbreviation RESORPTION reabsorption 1
  • noun resorption the process of resorbing or the state of being resorbed 0
  • noun resorption the partial or complete remelting or dissolution of a mineral by magma, resulting from changes in temperature, pressure, or magma composition 0
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Origin of resorption

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; re- + (ab)sorption; compare French résorption

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Parts of speech for Resorption

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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resorption popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for resorption

noun resorption

  • draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • draughts — a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • haulage — the act or labor of hauling.
  • drafts — Plural form of draft.
All 4 Synonyms of resorption

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  • hindgut

    Zoology. the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine. the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.

  • paget's disease

    Pathology. a chronic disease characterized by episodic accelerated bone resorption and growth of abnormal replacement bone, causing bone pain, deformation, fractures, and osteosarcoma; osteitis deformans.

  • resorb

    to absorb again, as an exudation.

  • tadpole

    the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
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