verb
- to absorb again or take back into the body or system
Usage: often used in medical or scientific contexts
Examples
- The kidneys reabsorb water and nutrients from the filtered blood.
- Bone tissue can reabsorb calcium when the body needs it.
- The body will reabsorb the fluid that has accumulated in the joint.
- Plants reabsorb nutrients from their dying leaves before they fall.
- The intestines reabsorb bile salts to maintain proper digestion.
- After the injury heals, the body will reabsorb the excess scar tissue.