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reabsorption

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reabsorption /re·ab·sorp·tion/ (re″ab-sorp´shun)
1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances (glucose, proteins, sodium, etc.) already secreted into the renal tubules.

reabsorption
[rē′əbsôrp′shən]
the process of something being absorbed again, such as the removal of calcium from the bone back into the blood. Also called resorption.

reabsorption [re″ab-sorp´shun]
1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances that were already secreted into the tubules, such as glucose, proteins, or sodium.

reabsorption
1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances (glucose, proteins, sodium, etc.) already secreted into the renal tubules.
2. resorption.

reabsorption
Physiology The selective passage of certain substances–glucose, proteins, sodium–back into the circulation after it had been secreted into the renal tubules. See Countertransport.


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