| NOUN | state | fixation, arrested development, infantile fixation, regression | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
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| cognition | fixation, obsession | an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone | |
| act | fixation | the activity of fastening something firmly in position | |
| act | 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 |
| Sounds | fihksey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. | |
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| Synonyms | arrested development, infantile fixation, regression | |
| Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
| Spanish | regresión | |
| Catalan | regressió | |
| Meaning | An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone. | |
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| Synonym | obsession | |
| Broader | preoccupation | An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
| Spanish | fijación, obsesión | |
| Catalan | fixació, obsessió | |
| Verbs | fixate | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively |
| fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way | |
| Meaning | The activity of fastening something firmly in position. | |
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| Broader | fastening, attachment | The act of fastening things together |
| Verbs | fixate | make fixed, stable or stationary |
| Meaning | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fixing | |
| Category | histology | The branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues |
| Part of | plastination | A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues |
| Broader | preservation | A process that saves organic substances from decay |
| Spanish | fijación | |
| Verbs | fixate | make fixed, stable or stationary |
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