Resorb
verb (used with object)
1.
to absorb again, as an exudation.
verb
1.
(transitive) to absorb again
resorb re·sorb (rē-sôrb’, -zôrb’)
v. re·sorbed, re·sorb·ing, re·sorbs
To absorb again.
To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.
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