noun
- An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
- synonyms: arrested development, infantile fixation, regression
- An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
- synonyms: obsession
- The activity of fastening something firmly in position.
- 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
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