English noun: fixation | |||
1. | fixation (state) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely | ||
Synonyms | arrested development, infantile fixation, regression | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abnormalcy, abnormality | ||
2. | fixation (cognition) an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | ||
Synonyms | obsession | ||
Broader (hypernym) | preoccupation | ||
3. | fixation (act) the activity of fastening something firmly in position | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attachment, fastening | ||
4. | fixation (act) (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | ||
Synonyms | fixing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | preservation | ||
Part meronym | plastination | ||
Domain category | histology | ||