<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.</li><li>Also called reabsorption [ree-ab-, sawrp, -sh, uh, n, -zawrp, -].</li><li>the selective uptake into the bloodstream of substances previously filtered out of the blood.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>