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deposit
vt, de*pos*it*ed de*pos*it*ing : to lay down or foster the accumulation of as a deposit <crystals are ed in the articular cartilage, the synovium, and the capsule, as well as in periarticular structures such as tendons and ligaments -Med. Radiography & Photography> , n : matter laid down or accumulated esp. in a living organism by a normal or abnormal process <competed in pain … because of a calcium on his left knee -Craig Neff> .
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