fixation
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
• Syn:
arrested development, infantile fixation, regression
• Hypernyms:
abnormality, abnormalcy
2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
• Syn:
obsession
• Derivationally related forms:
fixate, obsessional (for: obsession), obsess (for: obsession)
• Hypernyms:
preoccupation
3. the activity of fastening something firmly in position
• Derivationally related forms:
fixate
• Hypernyms:
fastening, attachment
4. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
• Syn:
fixing
• Derivationally related forms:
fix (for: fixing), fixate
• Topics:
histology
• Hypernyms:
preservation
• Part Holonyms:
plastination
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