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Capitation vs Cavitation - What's the difference?

capitation | cavitation |

As nouns the difference between capitation and cavitation

is that capitation is performing a headcount; the counting of people while cavitation is the formation of pits on a surface.

capitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
  • A poll tax.
  • A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.

    • Related terms

    * capitated

    cavitation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cavitation) (en noun)
  • The formation of pits on a surface.
  • (science) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse; especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
  • (biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.

    • Derived terms

    * cavitate * supercavitation

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