resorb
verbEtymology From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).
1
To absorb (something) again.
2
To undergo resorption.
3
Biology, Natural sciences To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.
- Derived terms
- antiresorber, nonresorbing, resorbability, resorbable, resorbence, resorbent, resorption, resorptive, unresorbed