the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation (同)reabsorption
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (同)soaking up
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"
cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" (同)assimilate, ingest, take_in
consume all of ones attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" (同)engross, engage, occupy
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the ministers words" (同)suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take_in, take_up
suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" (同)take_in
take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" (同)take_over
assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
Not to be confused with reabsorption into the circulatory system of solutes from the renal tubule.
Resorption is the absorption into the circulatory system of cells or tissue, usually by osteoclasts.[1]
Types of resorption include:
Bone resorption
Tooth resorption[2]
Vanishing twin, also known as fetal resorption
References
^Jones, Sheila J.; Boyde, Alan; Ali, Nadire N. "The resorption of biological and non-biological substrates by cultured avian and mammalian osteoclasts". Anatomy and Embryology. 170 (3).
^Fernandes, Marina; Ataide, Ida de; Wagle1, Rahul. "Tooth resorption part I - pathogenesis and case series of internal resorption". Journal of Conservative Dentistry. 16 (1). PMID 23349568.
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Resorption is a general term for what happens when one part of the body absorbs or draws in another part. It occurs differently in various areas and tissues, but tooth resorption refers specifically to the inflammation and ...