fixation (
http://definr.com/fixation)
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn:
arrested development, {infantile
fixation},
regression]
2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or
someone [syn:
obsession]
3: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue
sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations
they had in the living body [syn:
fixing]