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'.
internal fixation. 1  any method of holding together the fragments of a fractured bone without the use of appliances external to the skin. After open reduction of the fracture, smooth or threaded pins, Kirschner wires, screws, plates attached by screws, or medullary nails may be inserted through an appropriate incision to stabilize the fragments.