reabsorb
verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb sense 2
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The cells lining the upper portion of the sweat ducts normally reabsorb most of the salt that is produced by the sweat creation.
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
Diuretics cause your kidneys to eliminate more magnesium and reabsorb less.5 This can lead to low magnesium levels, also called hypomagnesemia or magnesium deficiency.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The kidneys are a pair of organs that reabsorb nutrients from the diet and filter out waste.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
For the most part, these failed: grafts of bone and soft tissue swelled, scarred, reabsorbed, and disappeared, leaving behind the question of how to live in a body that both defined her and refused stable definition.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
Diuretics cause your kidneys to eliminate more magnesium and reabsorb less.5 This can lead to low magnesium levels, also called hypomagnesemia or magnesium deficiency.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The kidneys are a pair of organs that reabsorb nutrients from the diet and filter out waste.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
For the most part, these failed: grafts of bone and soft tissue swelled, scarred, reabsorbed, and disappeared, leaving behind the question of how to live in a body that both defined her and refused stable definition.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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reabsorb
transitive verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯ(ə)rb, -ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb
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