fixation
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1. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body (noun.act)
hypernym | : | preservation, |
definition | : | a process that saves organic substances from decay (noun.process) |
part meronym | : | plastination, |
definition | : | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened (noun.process) |
domain category | : | histology, |
definition | : | the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues (noun.cognition) |
2. the activity of fastening something firmly in position (noun.act)
3. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | preoccupation, |
definition | : | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention (noun.cognition) |
4. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely (noun.state)
hypernym | : | abnormalcy, abnormality, |
definition | : | an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies (noun.state) |
5. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body (noun.act)
derivation | : | fix, |
definition | : | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study (verb.change) |
derivation | : | fix, fixate, fix, fixate, |
definition | : | make fixed, stable or stationary (verb.change) |
6. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | ghost, haunt, obsess, |
definition | : | haunt like a ghost; pursue (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | obsess, |
definition | : | be preoccupied with something (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | fixate, |
definition | : | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | fixate, |
definition | : | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way (verb.social) |
derivation | : | obsessional, obsessive, |
definition | : | characterized by or constituting an obsession (adj.all) |
7. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body (noun.act)
derivation | : | fix, |
definition | : | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study (verb.change) |
derivation | : | fix, fixate, fix, fixate, |
definition | : | make fixed, stable or stationary (verb.change) |
8. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | ghost, haunt, obsess, |
definition | : | haunt like a ghost; pursue (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | obsess, |
definition | : | be preoccupied with something (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | fixate, |
definition | : | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | fixate, |
definition | : | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way (verb.social) |
derivation | : | obsessional, obsessive, |
definition | : | characterized by or constituting an obsession (adj.all) |
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