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fixation

1.	(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
	Synonyms: fixing
	Related Words: preservation, preserving, saving

2.	(noun) an unhealthy preoccupation with something or someone
	Synonyms: obsession
	Related Words: preoccupation, voyeurism

3.	(noun) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
	Synonyms: arrested development, infantile fixation, regression
	Related Words: abnormalcy, abnormality