resorption

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My dentist said a molar needed to be yanked because of a cellular breakdown called resorption, and a periodontist in his office recommended a bone graft and probably an implant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Moreover, Ctdnep1 knockdown also led to increased absorption of calcium phosphate, suggestive of the suppressive role of Ctdnep1 in bone resorption.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

In addition, young women showed significant increases in the bone resorption marker.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

It is not until a few days later that the tail is reabsorbed, due to the higher thyroxin concentrations required for tail resorption.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Small blisters, properly applied, have many times seemed to be the determining factor in stopping the increase in the fluid, or to have been the starting cause of the resorption of the exudate.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)