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Resorption

Resorption Meaning & Definition
Resorption Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Resorption?

[n] the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Resorption: reabsorption

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See Also | biological process | organic process

Resorption In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*sorp"tion\ (r[-e]*s[^o]rp"sh[u^]n), n. (Petrography) 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.
\Re*sorp"tion\ (r?*s?rp"sh?n), n. The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.

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