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| 1. | the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. |
| 2. | Chemistry.
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| 3. | Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides. |
| 4. | Psychoanalysis. a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification. |
| 5. | a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession: All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death. |
fixation fix·a·tion (fĭk-sā'shən)
n.
The condition of being stabilized, firmly attached, or set.
The act or process of stabilizing or attaching something, especially a body part by surgery.
The rapid killing and preservation of tissue elements to retain as nearly as possible the same characteristics they had in the living body.
The conversion of a gas into solid or liquid form by chemical reactions.
In psychoanalytic theory, a strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behavior that persists throughout life.
The coordinated positioning and focusing of both eyes on an object.