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fixation
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(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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fɪksˈeɪʃən
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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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the activity of fastening something firmly in position
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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