Absorption

Movement of material to blood regardless of mechanism. Generally applies to dissociation of particles and uptake into blood of soluble substances and material dissociated from particles.

(ICRP Publication 119, 2012)

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from ICRP Publication 130, 2015

Transfer of material into blood regardless of mechanism. Generally applies to dissociation of particles and the uptake into blood of soluble substances and material dissociated from particles.