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arrested development: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely obsession: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone 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
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Firmly attaching one object to another with the aim of not letting it move, eg, fixation of a bone during surgery.
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Chemical bath which converts unused halides to a soluble silver complex in both negatives and prints, making the image stable in white light.
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Noun. (Latin, fixus = fixed). An histological procedure intended to: (1) terminate life process quickly with minimum of distortion to cytological detail; (2) prevent autolysis; (3) prevent microbial action; (4) increase the refractive index of tissue. See Histology.
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Immobilization of the facial bones after a surgical procedure by means of wires, screws, plates, elastics, or splints until the healing process is complete.
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