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Resorbed vs Resorbable - What's the difference?

resorbed | resorbable |

As a verb resorbed

is (resorb).

As an adjective resorbable is

resorbable.

resorbed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (resorb)
    • ----

    resorb

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to absorb (something) again
  • to undergo resorption
  • (biology) to dissolve something (as for example bone, sinew, or suture) and assimilate it.

    • Derived terms

    * resorbence * resorbant * resorption * resorptive

    Anagrams

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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.}}