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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
resorb .
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Examples
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Sometimes it can turn a pink color which can be another thing called internal resorption where the tooth resorbs from the inside out.
My Child's Tooth is Turning Dark! Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Even in older specimens, such as the fossil previously named Torosaurus, bone in the face shield resorbs to create holes along the margin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In fact, the so-called metaplastic bone on the heads of horned dinosaurs grows and dissolves, or resorbs, throughout life like no other bone, Horner said, and is reminiscent of the growth and loss of horns today in elk and deer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Even in older specimens, such as the fossil previously named Torosaurus, bone in the face shield resorbs to create holes along the margin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In fact, the so-called metaplastic bone on the heads of horned dinosaurs grows and dissolves, or resorbs, throughout life like no other bone, Horner said, and is reminiscent of the growth and loss of horns today in elk and deer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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