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fixation Definition

fixa·tion (fik sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a fixing, or fixating, or a being fixed, or fixated; specif.,
    1. the directing and focusing of the eyes
    2. popularly an exaggerated preoccupation; obsession
  2. Chem.
    1. reduction into a solid, permanent, or nonvolatile form
    2. nitrogen fixation
  3. Photog. the treatment of a film, print, etc. to make it permanent
  4. Psychoanalysis an arrest of the expression of the libidinal or aggressive drive at an early stage of psychosexual development, or a persistent attachment to some object or person that derives from this

Etymology: ME fixacioun < ML fixatio < fixatus: see fixate

fixation Synonyms

fixation

n.

preoccupation, mania, fetish; see obsession.

fixation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • fracture: External fixation of fractures is commonly used in many areas of trauma care.
  • nitrogen: The Haber process is the fixation of the atmospheric nitrogen.

Adjective modifier

  • cementless: It may be that the concept of cementless fixation was prematurely condemned on the basis of remediable design flaws.
  • percutaneous: Followed by bone grafting and percutaneous screw fixation to support joint and graft.
  • consequent: Testing ideas says he was looking its consequent fixation.
  • internal: The type of internal fixation used is determined by the complexity of the fracture.
  • rigid: Rigid head fixation was achieved by using cast material.
  • surgical: For this reason, many orthopedic consultants now favor surgical fixation.

Modifies a noun

  • disparity: A common method of prescribing in the UK is to determine the amount of prism required to eliminate a fixation disparity.
  • duration: Subjective familiarity ratings are found to be a dependent variable in their own right, much like eye fixation duration.
  • device: You will attend the clinic on two or three occasions to have a special mask or fixation device made.
  • plate: Several days after the procedure, the external fixation plate should be moved slightly to prevent adherence.
  • point: It works the same way with the fixation points which are colored red.
  • test: The test achieved 68 % correlation with the complement fixation test in the laboratory.

Noun used with modifier

  • nitrogen: These early events have been proposed to be the primary cause of the decline of the nitrogen fixation process under water deficits.
  • screw: We have mini, small and large fragment sets for plate and screw fixation of fractures.
  • fracture: Biodegradable implants have been used in other sites particularly in the area of fracture fixation.
  • carbon: Increase in CO 2 does not translate into an increased in carbon fixation in photosynthesis; no increase is likely in the longer term.
  • dioxide: The enzyme catalyzes the first step in carbon dioxide fixation in these plants and good inhibitors might be effective herbicides.
  • eye: Nor is the use of context among the processes that occurs during an initial eye fixation.