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Noun: reabsorption
  1. The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
    "Bone reabsorption can lead to osteoporosis if not balanced by new bone formation";
    - resorption

Derived forms: reabsorptions

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Reabsorption