Definition: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Similar words: preservation
Definition: a process that saves organic substances from decay
Synonyms: fixation
Definition: the activity of fastening something firmly in position
Similar words: attachment, fastening
Definition: the act of fastening things together
Definition: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
Similar words: preoccupation
Definition: an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
Synonyms: arrested development, infantile fixation, regression, fixation
Definition: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Similar words: abnormalcy, abnormality
Definition: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies