VDict - Definition of fixation

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fixation

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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

the activity of fastening something firmly in position

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

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Synonyms:
fixing obsession arrested development infantile fixation regression

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "fixation":
faction fiction fixation
Words contain "fixation":
affixation complement fixation complement fixation test fixation infantile fixation nitrogen fixation prefixation suffixation
Words contain "fixation" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
trichodesmium arthrodesis oral personality saccadic anal personality anal retentive personality central scotoma paracentral scotoma anal retentive fixation more...

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