Search Result:fixation
KK Pronunciation
〔 fIksˋeʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 fikˊseiʃәn 〕
Overview of noun fixation
The noun fixation has 4 senses
- arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression -- (an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely)
- obsession, fixation -- (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
- fixation -- (the activity of fastening something firmly in position)
- fixation, fixing -- ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)