fixation

n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped

prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {infantile

fixation}, {regression}]

2: an unhealthy preoccupation with something or someone [syn: {obsession}]

3: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue

sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations

they had in the living body [syn: {fixing}]