FIXATION

n. Fix-a's hun. Lat., fixatio (from flgere, to fasten). Fr., /. Oer.. FLriren. 1. The state of being fixed. 2. The act of fixing. 3. Of a displaced or floating organ, the operation of rendering it fixed by means of sutures. See HYSTERORRHAPRY. NCPHRORRHAPHY, etc. Vaglno-f. Of Pean, the operation of fixing the uterus to the side of the vagina. ["N. Y. Med. Jour.," May 18, 1889. p. 549.] Ventro-f. The operation of fixingn organ to the abdominal wall. FIXATOR (Lat ), n. m. FPxffexVafaVto'r. Gen., -tor'is. Fr., flj-ntettr. I. An immobilizes 2. A muscle that serves to fix a movable part, such as the diaphragm, which holds the abdominal contents fixed (i. e., prevents their ascent), and thus enables the abdominal muscles to ext-rt an expulsive action. F. baseos stapedU. A structure on the tympanic surface of the stapes, first described by Ktl'linger. It consists of unstriped muscular fibres arising from a small bony ridge, about 1 mm. from the upper and posterior border of the oval window, and inserted into the angle formed by the leg of the stapes and its somewhat projecting foot-plate. It In supposed to be an antagonist of the voluntary muscle, the stape- \ 87.] F. labii miperiorl*. See DEPRESSOR alee nas i. [s. 70]