Resorbed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The action of restoring previously absorbed materials back into circulation involves the retrieval of substances that were once taken in and the recovery of elements to their prior state
2. Taken back into a body or structure after being absorbed previously
3. The process of materials being drawn back from one location into another within an organism or structure

Etymology: "Resorbed" is the past form of "resorb," which means to take something back in, or to soak it up again. The verb comes from Latin "resorbere," built from "re-," meaning "again," and "sorbere," meaning "to suck in." Its root, "sorbere," is also the source of the English word "absorb," so the two are close relatives that split by way of their prefixes: "ab-" (away, into) in one, "re-" (back again) in the other. The image behind the word is physical. Something that has been drawn out or spread is pulled back in, like a liquid returning into a sponge or a tissue reclaiming material it had released. That is why the verb is common in biology and medicine, where a body part or substance is taken back into the tissue it came from.

Synonyms: reabsorbed, reincorporated, taken back, retrieved, reclaimed