What does "resorbtion" mean ??

Rodrigo

Rodrigo

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I'd like my friends here in the board help me with this word, I work at a languages school, my father is the owner, we teach English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese for foreigners, anyway, one of the teachers asked me to find the meaning of the word resorbtion, from a medicine book, it's written "bone resorbtion" we couldn't find in any dictionary, so, I'm asking you here, if you can, to help me with this word....

Thank you a lot to all !!!!!!!!
 
Mama San

Mama San

Administrator
Rodrigo,
I could not find the word "resorbtion"!
However, I did find this:

Resorption: The process of losing substance. Bone, when it is remodeled (reshaped), undergoes both new formation and resorption. The cell responsible for the resorption of bone is called an osteoclast.

Hope this helps!
God bless,
Mama san
 
J

J Horton

New Member
Resorbtion - This word means to 'absorb again'
the word absorb - means to soak or suck up (liquid) or to engage or occupy the interest of.

Hope this helps

Jayne
 
Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Lucky Member
Wow !!! Mama san !!!!!!!!! Thank you a lot !!!!!!!!! Yeah, it probably is a miss print.... Thank you again !!!!!!!!

God bless you !!! Always !!!

Thanks again !!!!!!!!!! ;)


Jayne, thank you !!! but now I don't know which of these words to put..... I'll check here, anyway, thank you again Jayne !!!!!
 
K

kickingbird

candle lighter
Sounds like you've got an answer already ... was headed for my college physiology textbook!

There is the reabsorption that occurs naturally, the rebuilding of bones.

Also, absorption is one thing that happens to "senior" people when their bodies get older ... the bone is actually absorbed into the bloodstream. That's why the bones become brittle and that's why so many elderly people get broken hips, etc. For you young folks out there, remember to keep up exercise like walking, running, etc because it'll help build solid bone structure that'll help later in life :)

In Oneness and Peace
 
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