"prefixation" meaning in English

See prefixation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prefixations [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1889; formed as prefix + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prefix|ation}} prefix + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefixation (plural prefixations)
  1. (linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word. Synonyms: prefixion Translations (addition of a prefix): etuliitteen lisääminen (Finnish), prefiksaatio (Finnish), préfixation [feminine] (French), Präfigieren [neuter] (German), Präfigierung [feminine] (German), Präfixation [feminine] (German), prefiksacja [feminine] (Polish), префиксация (prefiksacija) [feminine] (Russian), prefijación [feminine] (Spanish), önekleme (Turkish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: prefixations [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1921; formed as pre- + fixation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|fixation}} pre- + fixation Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefixation (plural prefixations)
  1. (anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
    Sense id: en-prefixation-en-noun-pkQScXsq Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 25 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 25 64 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 45 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 47 32 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
    Sense id: en-prefixation-en-noun-JtfEMcK1 Categories (other): Biology, Cytology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 25 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 40 40 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prefixative
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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