resorb
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re·sorb
(rē-zôrb′, -sôrb′)v. re·sorbed, re·sorb·ing, re·sorbs
v.tr.
1. To absorb again.
2. Biology To dissolve and assimilate (bone tissue, for example).
v.intr.
To undergo resorption.
[Latin resorbēre, to suck back : re-, re- + sorbēre, to suck up.]
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resorb
(rɪˈsɔːb)vb
(tr) to absorb again
[C17: from Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb]
reˈsorbent adj
reˈsorptive adj
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re•sorb
(rɪˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb)v.t.
to absorb again, as an exudation.
[1630–40; < Latin resorbēre=re- re- + sorbēre to suck up]
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resorb
Past participle: resorbed
Gerund: resorbing
| Imperative |
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| resorb |
| resorb |
| Present |
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| I resorb |
| you resorb |
| he/she/it resorbs |
| we resorb |
| you resorb |
| they resorb |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I resorbed |
| you resorbed |
| he/she/it resorbed |
| we resorbed |
| you resorbed |
| they resorbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am resorbing |
| you are resorbing |
| he/she/it is resorbing |
| we are resorbing |
| you are resorbing |
| they are resorbing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have resorbed |
| you have resorbed |
| he/she/it has resorbed |
| we have resorbed |
| you have resorbed |
| they have resorbed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was resorbing |
| you were resorbing |
| he/she/it was resorbing |
| we were resorbing |
| you were resorbing |
| they were resorbing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had resorbed |
| you had resorbed |
| he/she/it had resorbed |
| we had resorbed |
| you had resorbed |
| they had resorbed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will resorb |
| you will resorb |
| he/she/it will resorb |
| we will resorb |
| you will resorb |
| they will resorb |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have resorbed |
| you will have resorbed |
| he/she/it will have resorbed |
| we will have resorbed |
| you will have resorbed |
| they will have resorbed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be resorbing |
| you will be resorbing |
| he/she/it will be resorbing |
| we will be resorbing |
| you will be resorbing |
| they will be resorbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been resorbing |
| you have been resorbing |
| he/she/it has been resorbing |
| we have been resorbing |
| you have been resorbing |
| they have been resorbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been resorbing |
| you will have been resorbing |
| he/she/it will have been resorbing |
| we will have been resorbing |
| you will have been resorbing |
| they will have been resorbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been resorbing |
| you had been resorbing |
| he/she/it had been resorbing |
| we had been resorbing |
| you had been resorbing |
| they had been resorbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would resorb |
| you would resorb |
| he/she/it would resorb |
| we would resorb |
| you would resorb |
| they would resorb |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have resorbed |
| you would have resorbed |
| he/she/it would have resorbed |
| we would have resorbed |
| you would have resorbed |
| they would have resorbed |
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Verb 1. resorb - undergo resorption
absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
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Translations
resorb
vt → resorbieren (spec), → (wieder) aufsaugen
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resorb
vt reabsorber; to get resorbed reabsorberseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.