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Definition of Reabsorb

Reabsorb
Reabsorb Re`ab*sorb", v. t. To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.

Meaning of Reabsorb from wikipedia

- duct, moving p****ively down its concentration gradient. This process reabsorbs water and creates a concentrated urine for excretion. The loop of Henle...
- the latter portions of the nephron (the distal tubule) or by failure to reabsorb sufficient bicarbonate ions (which are alkaline) from the filtrate in the...
- interrelated mechanisms. 1) Type B intercalated cells in the collecting duct reabsorb H+ and secrete HCO3, while in type A intercalated cells protons are secreted...
- Ordinarily, urine contains no glucose because the kidneys are able to reabsorb all of the filtered glucose from the tubular fluid back into the bloodstream...
- diuretics. Loop diuretics, such as furosemide, inhibit the body's ability to reabsorb sodium at the ascending loop in the nephron, which leads to an excretion...
- either pregnant or in heat. Females can reabsorb embryos and in the event of a severe winter they may reabsorb their entire litter. Males play no part...
- (calcination process). Its hydrated products, such as concrete, gradually reabsorb atmospheric CO2 (carbonation process), compensating for approximately 30%...
- junction of a papillary duct and a minor calyx. These cells work in tandem to reabsorb water, sodium, and urea and secrete acid and pot****ium. The amount of reabsorption...
- maintain its ionic balance. Microvilli in the tube cell may be used to reabsorb some ions. Molecules enter the tubule in tube cells through the gap between...
- animals to retain salts. Some aquatic amphibian such as Xenopus do not reabsorb water, to prevent excessive water influx. For land-dwelling amphibians...