Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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anancasm | Yes | No | No | No |
fixation | Yes | No | No | No |
anancasm (noun) | fixation (noun) |
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An obsolete term for ritualistic act or sequence of acts performed by a person with obsessive-compulsive neurosis. | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body |
the activity of fastening something firmly in position | |
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | |
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |