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fixation
fixation
/fɪkˈseɪʃən/
noun
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
(
fixation
,
fixing
)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
The activity of fastening something firmly in position
(
fixation
)
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
(
fixation
,
obsession
)
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
(
arrested development
,
fixation
,
infantile fixation
,
regression
)
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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