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Fixation

nounid 54783·updated May 18, 2026
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(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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fixingobsessionregression
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Fixations
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Fixation's
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Fixations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§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
§2
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
§3
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
§4
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

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