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Definition of Resorption

1. Noun. The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation.

Definition of Resorption

1. n. The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.

2. n. The redissolving wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. The dissolved material may again solidify, giving rise to a mass of small crystals, usually of a different kind.

Definition of Resorption

1. Noun. The act of resorbing ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resorption

1. sorption [n -S] - See also: sorption

Medical Definition of Resorption

1. The loss of substance through physiologic or pathologic means, such as loss of dentin and cementum of a tooth or of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla. Origin: L. Resorbere = to swallow again (10 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Resorption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Immunity in Infective Diseases by Elie Metchnikoff (1907)
"resorption of cells in the Invertebrata.—resorption of red corpuscles by the ... Part played by macro- phages in the resorption of the formed elements. ..."

2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"It would appear that in these cases resorption takes place through the interlobular bile ducts and not through the hepatic cells or other structures within ..."

3. Immunity in Infective Diseases by Elie Metchnikoff (1905)
"resorption of cells in the Invertebrate.—resorption of red corpuscles by the ... Part played by macro- phages in the resorption of the formed elements. ..."

4. University of Toronto Studies by University of Toronto (1900)
"But few gaps exist in the resorption syncytium on the cell columns and villi. The typical brush border of the syncytium may usually be detected, ..."

5. A Textbook of Physiology by Michael Foster (1889)
"It would appear that in these cases resorption takes place through the interlobular bile ducts and not through the hepatic cells or other structures within ..."

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