fixing (
http://definr.com/fixing)
n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn:
repair,
fix,
mending,
reparation]
2: the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet
for neutering" [syn:
neutering,
altering]
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:
fixation]