adjective
- absorbed again or taken back into the body
Usage: medical; biological
Examples
- The calcium from the old bone tissue was resorbed by the body.
- Resorbed nutrients were redistributed to growing cells.
- The resorbed material helped strengthen the new bone formation.
- Doctors monitored how much of the medication was resorbed into the bloodstream.
- The resorbed proteins provided essential amino acids for tissue repair.
- X-rays showed that the resorbed bone had been replaced with healthy tissue.