resorption
IPA: rizˈɔrpʃʌn
noun
- The act of resorbing.
- The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.
- (medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.
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Examples of "resorption" in Sentences
- Resorption of cadaveric material.
- Internal and external root resorption.
- This process is known as bone resorption.
- This process is known as bone resorption .
- This process is known as 'bone resorption'.
- Alendronate inhibits osteoclast mediated bone resorption.
- Types include external resorption and internal resorption.
- These are the cells responsible for the resorption of bone.
- Resorption of the phalangeal tufts has also been described.
- Bone resorption only occurs in the compressed periodontal ligament.
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