Fixation
[n] (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
[n] the activity of fastening something firmly in position
[n] an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
[n] an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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anchorage, arrest, arrestation, arrested development, arrestment, blockage, blocking, check, clogging, closing up, closure, colonization, complex, compulsion, confirmation, constriction, cramp, craze, deep-rootedness, deep-seatedness, delay, detainment, d