Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resorption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: re-sorp-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of resorbing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The redissolving, wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] there has been recognition that porosity of the orbital roofs and cranial vault may arise due to a variety of different causes. These include rickets and scurvy, where it occurs due to different pathophysiological mechanisms[…]. In vitamin D deficiency, it arises as a result of deficient mineralization of the growing bone surface, in scurvy as a result of deposition of porous new bone and/or vascular inflammatory response; versus diploic hyperplasia coupled with resorption of overlying cortical bone in anemia."

Etymology

By surface analysis, resorb + -tion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

resorptions (plural)

Derived Forms

bioresorption hyperresorption hyporesorption

Synonyms

resorbence reabsorption

Questions

What does resorption mean?: The act of resorbing.
Where does resorption come from?: By surface analysis, resorb + -tion.

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