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

Derived forms: resorptions

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Resorption