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Absorbable vs Resorbable - What's the difference?

absorbable | resorbable |

As adjectives the difference between absorbable and resorbable

is that absorbable is capable of being absorbed or swallowed up while resorbable is able to be resorbed.

absorbable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.

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    resorbable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be resorbed.
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    • , title= Alzheimer’s Disease , volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable , slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}