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'.
Word Origin and History for suffix Expand. n. 1778, from Modern Latin suffixum, noun use of neuter of Latin suffixus fastened, past participle of suffigere fasten, fix on, fasten below, from sub upon (see sub-) + figere fasten (see fix (v.)).