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Reabsorption: Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and sodium which it had already secreted into the renal tubules. These reabsorbed substances return to the blood.
1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances (glucose, proteins, sodium, etc.) already secreted into the renal tubules. 2 ...
Reabsorption: Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and sodium which it had already secreted into the ...
reabsorption /re·ab·sorp·tion/ (re″ab-sorp´shun) 1. the act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances (glucose, proteins ...
Assorted References. role in excretory systems (in excretion (biology): Mammals; The mechanism of urine formation involves three processes: filtration, reabsorption, and ...
noun resorption ( def. 2