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Fixation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(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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the activity of fastening something firmly in position

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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

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