resorption
- n the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
- Until recently, treatment has generally been limited to prescribing supplemental estrogen, to slow the resorption rate, and calcium, to facilitate the formation of new bone.
- Preliminary results indicate that the sodium fluoride treatment does restore the resorption balance and, in some cases, the scales have been sufficiently tipped to fill out once .
- The former British colony's 1999 resorption into China provided a chance to take stock.