absorbable
IPA: ʌbzˈɔrbʌbʌɫ
noun
- A material that can be absorbed.
adjective
- Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
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Examples of "absorbable" in Sentences
- His study concluded that while AdvaCAL was absorbable, it was inferior to Citracal by 20%.
- Poly-L-lactic acid is the same material used in absorbable sutures and offers an excellent safety profile.
- • Treatment: Rapidly absorbable sugar such as fruit juice, regular (not diet) soda, glucose tablets, glucose gel.
- Even if you were to bite off the smallest bit of it, the poison within is so mighty that you can't absorb it because it's simply not absorbable.
- If that's the case, they may have packed the scrotum with some kind of absorbable antibiotic impregnated material and that could be what I'm seeing.
- Abbott's bioabsorbable everolimus eluting coronary scaffold is made of polylactide, a proven biocompatible material that is commonly used in medical implants such as absorbable sutures.
- If there is evidence of iron tablets in the stomach, lavage with a 1-5percent sodium bicarbonate solution may be instituted as it theoretically results in the formation of the less absorbable ferrous carbonate; however, clinical benefits are questionable.