resorb

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resorb - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Resorb \Re*sorb"\ (r?-s?rb"), v. t. [L. reorbere; pref. re- re-
     + sorbere to suck or drink in.]
     1. To swallow up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now lifted by the tide, and now resorbed. --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) to absorb (something which has been secreted or
        exuded by the same organism).
        [PJC]

resorb - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  resorb
      v 1: undergo resorption [syn: reabsorb, resorb]