Look up: fixation

1. Fixation
   [psychology] Fixation is a concept originated by Sigmund Freud (1905a) to denote the persistence of anachronistic sexual traits`. Subsequently `"Fixation" acquired a broader connotation. With the development of theory of libidinal stages...the term came to mean a persistent attachment, not o...
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2. Fixation
   [population genetics] In population genetics, fixation is the change in a gene pool from a situation where there exist at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains. The term can refer to a gene in general or particular nucleotide po...
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3. Fixation
   [histology] In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is a chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay, thereby preventing autolysis or putrefaction. Fixation terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions, and may also increase the mechanical ...
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4. Fixation
   [visual] Fixation or visual fixation is the maintaining of the visual gaze on a single location. Humans (and other animals with a fovea) typically alternate saccades and visual fixations, the notable exception being in smooth pursuit, controlled by a different neural substrate that appear to...
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5. Fixation
   [alchemy] Fixation in alchemy refers to a process by which a previously volatile substance is "transformed" into a form (often solid) that is not affected by fire. It separates the substance or object and puts it back in the same or different shape at a subatomic level. Fixation is sometimes...
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6. fixation
   [n] - the activity of fastening something firmly in position 2. [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
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7. Fixation
   Firmly attaching one object to another with the aim of not letting it move, e.g., fixation of a bone during surgery.
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8. fixation
   (Learning Modules / Psychology / Measuring the unmeasurable) In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the failure to complete a stage successfully which results in a continuation of that stage into later adulthood.
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9. fixation
   the incorporation of radioactive elements, usually fission products, into solid materials in such a way as to insure no significant release over long periods of exposure to the natural environment Category: Physics • the conversion of elemental nitrogen(N2)from the atmosphere to organic ...
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10. fixation
    Any chemical or physical treatment of cellular material that tends to result in its insolubilization, thus making it suitable for various types of processing for microscopy, such as embedding or staining. Typically, fixation involves protein denaturation.
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11. Fixation
    Fix·a'tion (fĭks*ā'shŭn) noun [ Confer French fixation .] 1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed. « An unalterable fixation of resolution.» Killingbeck. « To light, create...
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12. fixation
    1. <orthopaedics> The act or operation of holding, suturing or fastening in a fixed position. The condition of being held in a fixed position. ... 2. <psychiatry> A term with two related but distinct meanings: 1. Arrest of development at a particular stage, which like regression (return ...
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13. fixation
    noun (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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14. Fixation
    The process of setting a price of a commodity, whether in the present or the future. See: Gold fixing.
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15. fixation
    (fik-sa´shәn) the act or operation of holding, suturing, or fastening in a fixed position. the condition of being held in a fixed position. in psychiatry, either arrest of development at a particular stage or an abnormally close attachment to some person. in microscopy, the trea...
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16. Fixation
    • (n.) The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements. • (n.) A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; -- said of metals. • (n.) The act or process of ceasing to be flui...
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17. fixation
    (L. fixatio) 1. the act or operation of holding, suturing, or fastening in a fixed position. 2. the condition of being held in a fixed position. 3. in psychiatry, a term with two related but distinct meanings : (1) arrest of development at a particular stage, which like regression (return to an earl...
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18. fixation
    fixation 1. The act or operation of holding, suturing, or fastening something in a fixed position. 2. The condition of being held in a fixed position. 3. An arrest of development at a particular stage, which like regression (return to an earlier stage), if temporary is a normal reaction to setback...
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19. fixation
    fixation: see psychoanalysis.
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20. fixation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fik-sā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The condition of being firmly attached or set. 2. In histology, the rapid killing of tissue elements and their preservation and hardening to retain as nearly as possible the same relationship they had in the living body. 3. In che...
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21. Fixation
    loss of all alleles of a gene but one.
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22. FIXATION
    The act of directing the eyes to an object so that its image is formed on the most sensitive part of the retina.
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