resorb

rɪˈzɔːrb

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Definition of resorb - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

biology

tr.

TECH.

dissolve and assimilate bone or tissue

tr.

TECH.

The body can resorb bone during healing.

absorb

assimilate

resorption process

intr.

TECH.

undergo the process of resorption

intr.

TECH.

The tissue will resorb over time.

absorb

assimilate

dissolve

absorb again

tr.

Rare

absorb something again

tr.

Rare

The sponge can resorb the spilled water.

reabsorb

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Origin of resorb

Latin, re- (again) + sorbere (to suck)

Examples of resorb in a sentence

Certain medications can help the body resorb excess fluid.
The bone will resorb the graft material.
Over time, the implant will resorb naturally.
The plant can resorb nutrients from old leaves.
After the flood, the ground began to resorb the excess water.

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French:résorber, se résorber, ...
German:resorbieren, wieder aufnehmen, ...
Italian:riassorbire, subire il riassorbimento, ...
Spanish:reabsorber, resorber, ...
Portuguese:reabsorver, ser reabsorvido, ...
Chinese:吸收, 再吸收, ...
Japanese:吸収する, 吸収される, ...
Arabic:اِمْتَصَّ, اِرْتَشَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לִסְפֹּג, לְהִסָּפֵג, ...
Russian:рассасывать, резорбироваться, ...
Ukrainian:резорбувати, резорбуватися, ...
Hindi:पुनः अवशोषित करना, पुनः अवशोषित होना, ...
Bengali:আত্মসাৎ করা, পুনরায় শোষিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:resorbir, resorbir-se, ...
Czech:resorbovat, vstřebat se, ...
Danish:resorbere, optage igen, ...
Dutch:resorberen, opnemen, ...
Greek:απορροφώ, διαλύομαι, ...
Hungarian:felszívni, felszívódni, ...
Khmer:ស្រូបយកឡើងវិញ, រលាយស្រូបចូលវិញ, ...
Korean:흡수하다, 흡수되다, ...
Persian:جذب کرد, جذب شد, ...
Polish:wchłaniać, ulegać resorpcji, ...
Portuguese (BR):reabsorver, ser reabsorvido, ...
Romanian:a resorbi, a se resorbi, ...
Swedish:resorbera, ...
Thai:ละลาย, ดูดซึมกลับ, ...
Turkish:çözmek, resorbe olmak, ...
Vietnamese:tái hấp thụ, tái hấp thu, ...

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