resorption
Body absorbs itself
Resorption is the process by which the body breaks down and absorbs tissue or material that was previously formed.
Bone undergoes constant resorption and rebuilding throughout life.
Teeth can suffer root resorption, where the body dissolves tooth structure.
The term appears in medical and dental contexts: The X-ray showed signs of bone resorption around the implant.
Bone-resorbing cells
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- bone densityMineral content per volume
- remodelingAltering existing structures
mineralization · demineralization · trabecular · cortical · calcium · phosphate · bone loss · lacunae
Making into small grains
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- macrophagesLarge pathogen-engulfing immune cells
phagocytosis · wound healing · scar · fibroblasts · enzymatic · collagenase · proteolysis · degradation
At the highest point
- orthodonticRelating to teeth straightening
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- primary teethInitial set of molars, incisors
- periodontalOf gums and bone
ankylosis · cementum · dentin · pulp · inflammatory · radiograph · apex
Life-geology-chemistry interactions
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
uptake · translocation · remobilization · senescence · phloem · soil · leaching · mineralization
Cell engulfs external material
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- receptor-mediatedInitiated through surface binding
autophagy · intracellular · proteases · acidification · degradation · recycling
osteoclasts
Bone-resorbing cells
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- bone densityMineral content per volume
remodeling · mineralization · demineralization · trabecular · cortical · calcium · phosphate · bone loss · lacunae · periosteum
granulation
Making into small grains
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
macrophages · phagocytosis · wound healing · scar · fibroblasts · enzymatic · collagenase · proteolysis · degradation · catabolism
apical
At the highest point
- orthodonticRelating to teeth straightening
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- primary teethInitial set of molars, incisors
periodontal · ankylosis · cementum · dentin · pulp · inflammatory · radiograph · apex
biogeochemical
Life-geology-chemistry interactions
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
calcium · uptake · translocation · remobilization · senescence · phloem · soil · leaching · mineralization · decomposition
endocytosis
Cell engulfs external material
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
receptor-mediated · autophagy · intracellular · proteases · acidification · degradation · recycling
resorptiondeposition
Formal testimony under oath
bone formation · accretion · formation · apposition · growth
resorptiongrowth
Increase in size
regeneration · anabolism · tissue formation · hypertrophy · proliferation
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