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b) The subsequent absorption of a secreted substance
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réabsorption — [ reapsɔrpsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1795; de réabsorber ♦ Action de réabsorber, nouvelle absorption. ● réabsorption nom féminin Nouvelle absorption. réabsorption [ʀeapsɔʀpsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1795; de réabsorber, d après absorption. ❖ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Reabsorption — Re ab*sorp tion (r[=e] [a^]b*s[^o]rp sh[u^]n), n. The act or process of reabsorbing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reabsorption — (n.) 1755, from RE (Cf. re ) + ABSORPTION (Cf. absorption) … Etymology dictionary
reabsorption — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
Reabsorption — In physiology, reabsorption or tubular reabsorption is the flow of glomerular filtrate from the proximal tubule of the nephron into the peritubular capillaries. This happens as a result of sodium transport from the lumen into the blood by the… … Wikipedia
reabsorption — pakartotinė sugertis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. reabsorption; resorption vok. Resorption, f rus. повторное поглощение, n; ресорбция, f pranc. résorption, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
reabsorption — /ree ab sawrp sheuhn, zawrp /, n. resorption (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
Reabsorption — Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and sodium which it had already secreted into the renal tubules. These reabsorbed substances return to the blood. * * * re·ab·sorp·tion sȯrp… … Medical dictionary
Reabsorption — Rückresorption … Universal-Lexikon
réabsorption — (ré ap sor psion) s. f. Nouvelle absorption … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
