- Look up
fixation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fixation may
refer to:
Carbon fixation, a
biochemical process,
usually driven by photosynthesis,...
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Nitrogen fixation is a
chemical process by
which molecular dinitrogen (N 2) is
converted into
ammonia (NH 3). It
occurs both
biologically and abiologically...
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Fixation disparity is a
tendency of the eyes to
drift in the
direction of the heterophoria.
While the
heterophoria refers to a fusion-free
vergence state...
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Internal fixation is an
operation in
orthopedics that
involves the
surgical implementation of
implants for the
purpose of
repairing a bone, a
concept that...
- Oral
fixation may
refer to: In psychology: Oral stage, a term used by
Sigmund Freud to
describe the child's
development during the
first 18
months of life...
- In alchemy,
fixation is a
process by
which a
previously volatile substance is "transformed" into a form (often solid) that is not
affected by fire. It...
- In the
fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology,
fixation is the
preservation of
biological tissues from
decay due to
autolysis or putrefaction...
- Oral
Fixation, Vol. 2 (Spanish: Fijación Oral, Vol. 2, Spanish: [fi.xaˌsjõn oˌɾal β̞oˌlu.mẽn̪ ˈd̪os]) is the
seventh studio album and
second English-language...
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Fixation in
orthopedics is the
process by
which an
injury is
rendered immobile. This may be
accomplished by
internal fixation,
using intramedullary rod...
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Fixation or
visual fixation is the
maintaining of the gaze on a
single location. An
animal can
exhibit visual fixation if it
possess a
fovea in the anatomy...
