Fixation (Noun)
Meaning 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.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The activity of fastening something firmly in position.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The psychologist diagnosed the patient with a fixation on a particular stage of childhood development, which was causing their social and emotional problems.
- His fixation on his high school days was evident in the way he constantly talked about his football glory days.
- The researcher believed that the patient's fixation on the traumatic event was preventing her from moving on with her life.
- The artist's fixation on a particular style was starting to stagnate her creativity and prevent her from exploring new ideas.
- The doctor explained that the child's fixation on sucking her thumb was a result of a developmental stage that she had not yet outgrown.
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Meaning 4
An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.