fixation, n.
(fixations)
(fixations)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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fixation fixing
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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domain of synset (topic)
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
<noun.act>
fixation
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derivationally related form
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
<noun.cognition>
fixation obsession
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derivationally related form
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
<noun.state>
arrested development fixation infantile fixation regression
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