Gandhi had a straightforward concern for animals. Nonviolence includes nonviolence towards animalsâthe devotee of ahimsa (or nonviolence) âshuns to the best of his ability the destruction of the tiniest creature.â He was a lacto-vegetarian, consuming goatâs milk, but resolutely avoided meat.
You should now know that -centesis means surgical puncture to remove fluid and is used in the term 'amniocentesis'. '-desis' is a suffix meaning surgical binding or surgical fixation, and it is used in the term arthrodesis. The other suffix that can also mean surgical fixation is '-pexy'.
fixation. 1  the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. 2  Chemistry. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form. the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer. 3  Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.