1) Abnormal condition 2) Abnormalcy 3) Abnormality 4) Alchemical process 5) Arrested development 6) Biotechnology 7) Hang-up 8) Infantile fixation 9) Orthopedic surgical procedure 10) Regression
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1) Bee in one`s bonnet 2) Location 3) Mania 4) Obsession 5) One track mind 6) Regression 7) Worry
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[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 listed as one of the processes required for trans...
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[histology] In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is a critical step in the preparation of histological sections by which biological tissues are preserved from decay, thereby preventing autolysis or putrefaction. The structure of a tissue is determined by the shapes and sizes of macromolecules in and around cells...
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[psychology] Fixation is a concept originated by Sigmund Freud (1905) 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 only to the specific instinctual aims of a particu...
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[surgical] Fixation in orthopedics is the process by which an injury is rendered immobile. This may be accomplished by internal fixation, using intramedullary rod, Kirschner wire or dynamic compression plate; or by external fixation, using a spanning external fixator, Taylor Spatial Frame or Ilizarov apparatus. ...
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[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 have developed for hunting prey. There are three ...
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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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• (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 fluid and becoming firm. • (n.) The act of fixing...
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(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 earlier stage), if temporary is a normal reaction to.....
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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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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 to an earlier stage), if temporary is a normal rea...
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(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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loss of all alleles of a gene but one.
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A rule of the National Association of Securities Dealers providing ethical guidelines for spreads cr
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(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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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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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, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or
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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 setbacks and difficulties; but if protracted or frequent,...
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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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A state in which a person remains attached to objects or activities more appropriate for an earlier stage of psychosexual development.
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the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. · · reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form. · the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
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The act, process or operation of holding, suturing or fastening something into a fixed position. In orthopedics, often refers to the stability and immobilization of an implant into the patient's body.
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An inability to progress normally from one psychosexual stage of development into another.
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the activity of fastening something firmly in position
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