Definition of "absorbable" []

• Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. (adjective)

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• "Poly-L-lactic acid is the same material used in absorbable sutures and offers an excellent safety profile."
• "If that's the case, they may have packed the scrotum with some kind of absorbable antibiotic impregnated material and that could be what I'm seeing."
• "Abbott's bioabsorbable everolimus eluting coronary scaffold is made of polylactide, a proven biocompatible material that is commonly used in medical implants such as absorbable sutures."