resorption
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resorption noun
- The act of resorbing.
- The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.
- The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.
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ameliorationclearanceremovalreductioneliminationabsorptionosteoclasticreabsorptionreuptakeincorporationassimilationuptakedemineralizationdecalcificationdegradationlysis
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