imbibition

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No blood-vessels pass into these tissues; the cells derive their nourishment by the imbibition of the plasma of the blood exuded into the subjacent tissue.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

The most jovial of the celebrants tells of his early imbibition of red ink.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

Theories are put forward, most learned theories, introducing capillary action, osmosis and cellular imbibition, to explain why the caulicle ascends and the radical descends.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

A third effect of increasing acidity is that it induces increased imbibition of water by the colloidal gel and causes swelling of the tissue.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

The endocardium may be stained from the imbibition of blood.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various