fix·a·tion
n 1 : the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: as a : the act or an instance of focusing the eyes upon an object b : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage c : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) d : an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment 2 : the immobilization of the parts of a fractured bone esp. by the use of various metal attachments .
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