noun
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The act of resorbing.
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The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.
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The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.
Examples of resorption in a Sentence
A tadpole is the larva of a tailless Batrachian after the loss of the external gills and before the egress of the fore limbs (except in the aberrant Xenopus) and the resorption of the tail.
Those germs which do not ripen during the season undergo a process of resorption, and in the winter the whole ovary dwindles to often a diminutive size.
Biotite and olivine are not really frequent in these rocks, and usually have been affected by resorption.
Schneider, "Einiges fiber Resorption and Excretion bei Amphioxus lanceolatus," Anat.
Adrenal corticosteroids stimulate resorption of bone and inhibit the formation of new bone.
In advanced periodontitis there is destruction of the periodontal ligament and resorption of alveolar bone, resulting eventually in loss of the tooth.
Mechanisms of action of chemically modified tetracyclines in bone resorption and formation.
Increased feedings can increase peristalsis and meconium passage, decreasing bilirubin resorption into circulation.
In healthy individuals, bones are constantly being broken down (resorption) by cells called osteoclasts, and new bone material is constantly being formed by cells called osteoblasts.
Osteopetrosis occurs when there is a failure in bone resorption.