resorb (redirected from resorbs)

re·sorb  (r-sôrb, -zôrb)

v. re·sorbed, re·sorb·ing, re·sorbs

v.tr.

1. To absorb again.

2. Biology To dissolve and assimilate (bone tissue, for example).

v.intr.

To undergo resorption.

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[Latin resorbre, to suck back : re-, re- + sorbre, to suck up.]

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resorb [rɪˈsɔːb]

vb

(tr) to absorb again

[from Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb]

resorbent  adj

resorptive  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

resorb - undergo resorption reabsorb absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

Translations

resorb

vt → resorbieren (spec), → (wieder) aufsaugen