Look up: resorption

1. Resorption
   Resorption is a process by which a structure is remodeled. Types include: ...
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2. resorption
   [n] - the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
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3. Resorption
   Resorption: The process of losing substance. Bone, when it is remodeled (reshaped), undergoes both new formation and resorption. The cell responsible for the resorption of bone is called an osteoclast.
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4. resorption
   differs from the absorption system in that the refrigerant vapour is not condensed to a pure liquid but is absorbed in a weak solution from which it is subsequently evaporated at a lower temperature to produce refrigeration Category: Mechanical engineering
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5. Resorption
   Re·sorp'tion noun The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.
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6. Resorption
   Re·sorp'tion (re*sôrp'shŭn) noun (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.
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7. resorption
   <physiology> The loss of substance through physiologic or pathologic means, such as loss of dentin and cementum of a tooth or of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla. ... Origin: L. Resorbere = to swallow again ... (10 Mar 1998) ...
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8. resorption
   reabsorption noun the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
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9. resorption
   (re-sorp´shәn) the lysis and assimilation of a substance, as of bone. reabsorption.
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10. Resorption
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.
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11. resorption
    (L. resorbere to swallow again) the loss of substance through physiologic or pathologic means, such as loss of dentin and cementum of a tooth, or of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla.
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12. Resorption
    The breakdown and assimilation of the bone that supports the tooth, i.e., bone loss.
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13. resorption
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-sōrp′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act of resorbing. 2. A loss of substance by lysis, or by physiologic or pathologic means.
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14. RESORPTION
    Biochemical dissolution or loss of tissue.
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15. Resorption
    A process by which a substance in the body, such as bone tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body.
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16. Resorption
    Resorption is the breakdown and assimilation of old bone in the cycle of bone growth. The process of resorption (remodeling) involves the removal of hard bone tissue by osteoclasts followed by the laying down of new bone cells by osteoblasts. Resorption releases calcium and repairs micro-damage to b...
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17. Resorption
    A process by which a substance in the body, such as bone tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body.
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18. resorption
    A process in which a substance, such as tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body.
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