different between deposition vs nephrocalcinosis

English

Etymology

From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?p??z???n/

Noun

deposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)

1. The removal of someone from office.
2. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. (law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
5. (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
7. (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

Synonyms

• (physics: transformation of gas into solid): desublimation

Antonyms

• (chemistry: production of a thin film): erosion, corrosion
• (physics: transformation of gas into solid): sublimation

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• positioned

Danish

Noun

deposition c (singular definite depositionen, plural indefinite depositioner)

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Declension

Further reading

• “deposition” in Den Danske Ordbog

English

Etymology

nephro- +? calcinosis

Noun

nephrocalcinosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephrocalcinoses)

1. (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
2. (medicine, now more commonly) Diffuse, fine, renal parenchymal calcification on radiology.

Related terms

• nephrocalcin