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resorption

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resorption [rē′sȯrp·shən]
(petrology)
The process by which a magma redissolves previously crystallized minerals.
(physics)
Absorption or, less commonly, adsorption of material by a body or system from which the material was previously released.


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In addition, the study will evaluate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled Ostabolin-C, as well as the effect of inhaled Ostabolin-C on serum markers of bone formation and resorption.
There are also some data suggesting that the hormone leptin, which is involved in regulating body weight and appetite, increases bone resorption (the process of losing bone).
There was greater bone resorption in the follicular phase of longer cycles than in that of shorter cycles, as measured by urinary deoxypyridinoline.
 
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