Term: fixation: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Candidate hypernym: preservation: a process that saves organic substances from decay → 1
Candidate hypernym: idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about → 0
Candidate hypernym: polygonatum: sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: radial vein: superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein → 0
Candidate hypernym: sea nymph: (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus → 0
Candidate hypernym: disposal: the act or means of getting rid of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: turnout: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park → 0
Candidate hypernym: south african monetary unit: monetary unit in South Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: echidna: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea → 0
Candidate hypernym: absolute space: physical space independent of what occupies it → 0
Candidate hypernym: moonseed: plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds → 0