- arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
--1 is a kind of abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition
- obsession, fixation - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
--2 is a kind of preoccupation
Derived forms: verb fixate1, verb fixate2 - fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position
--3 is a kind of fastening, attachment
Derived form: verb fixate3 - fixation, fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
--4 is a kind of preservation
--4 is a part of plastinationDerived form: verb fixate3