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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...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_(psychology)

  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...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_(population_genetics)

  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 ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_(histology)

  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...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_(visual)

  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...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_(alchemy)

  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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=fixation

  7. Fixation
    Firmly attaching one object to another with the aim of not letting it move, e.g., fixation of a bone during surgery.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20560

  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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  9. 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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  10. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  11. 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 ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?fixation



  1. 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
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fixation

  2. Fixation
    The process of setting a price of a commodity, whether in the present or the future. See: Gold fixing.
    Found op http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosf.htm

  3. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. 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...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/fixation/

  5. 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...
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio34.html

  6. 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...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3376/2

  7. fixation
    fixation: see psychoanalysis.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0913425.html

  8. 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...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=33752

  9. Fixation
    loss of all alleles of a gene but one.
    Found op http://www.canine-genetics.com/glossary.htm

  10. FIXATION
    The act of directing the eyes to an object so that its image is formed on the most sensitive part of the retina.
    Found op http://eyediologyopticians.co.uk/pages/Eye-terms-explained.html

  11. fixation
    1) Abnormal condition 2) Abnormalcy 3) Abnormality 4) Arrested development 5) Infantile fixation 6) Regression
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/fixation/1

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