resorption

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  1. Removal of mineralized tissue by natural processes, as in the breakdown of bone by osteoclasts or the disappearance of a tooth.
  2. Disintegration and assimilation of an embryo or fetus through a natural process involving lysis and removal of all the products of conception by cells of the maternal immune system.
  3. In multigestational pregnancies, death of one fetus followed by absorption of its tissue by another, sometimes referred to as a "vanishing twin".
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 800 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'resorption' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11175 RIS BibTex EndNote
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