Resorption

...It is the process by which molecules or ions are taken into cells through the cell membrane, but in a broader sense it also includes the phenomenon of substances being taken in without passing through the cell membrane, i.e. endocytosis (the action of phagocytes and pinocytosis). It is often used to refer to the process of digestion and absorption in which digested nutrients are taken in through the digestive tract wall (the word resorption is also used in this sense). [Hiroko Tsukuda]
[Digestion and absorption]
In higher animals, most of this occurs in the digestive tract, especially the small intestine.

*Some terms that mention "resorption" are listed below.

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…分子やイオンが細胞膜を通して細胞内に取り込まれることであるが，広義には細胞膜を通過しないで物質が取り込まれる現象，すなわち，エンドサイトーシス(食細胞作用＋飲細胞作用)をも含む。　とくに消化した栄養を消化管壁から取り込む消化吸収の過程をいうことも多い(この意味ではresorptionという語も用いられる)。【佃 弘子】
［消化吸収］
　高等動物では，そのほとんどが消化管，とくに小腸で行われる。…

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