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resorption

/ri-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-/US // rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp- //UK // (rɪˈsɔːpʃən) //

吸收,吸附,吸取,吸纳

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
    • : Also called re·ab·sorp·tion [ree-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-] /ˌri æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/ . the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood.

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Examples

  • Evidently development frequently is arrested, and resorption may occur before ovulation.

  • The mechanism of resorption of bone does not seem different.

  • In later stages the tail becomes relatively shorter through resorption.

  • It is mainly the result of normal bone resorption with a lack of normal bone regeneration.

  • A mere lack of use of bones may also lead to a certain amount of atrophy from lacunar resorption.