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Absorb

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<B>1.</B> To take something in, as through the skin or the intestine.<BR><B>2.</B> To react with radiation and reduce it in intensity, as with a dose of radiation or transmitted light.<BR>See also: Absorbed dose; Absorption; Malabsorption; Reabsorption.

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