autonomic

[aw-tuh-nom-ik]

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adjective

autonomous.
of or relating to the autonomic nervous system.
Physiology. under the control of the autonomic nervous system.

Cell Biology. produced by internal forces or causes; spontaneous.

Also au·to·nom·i·cal.

Origin of autonomic

First recorded in 1825–35; autonom(y) + -ic

Related formsau·to·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for autonomic

Contemporary Examples

He equated this response with altered activity of the autonomic nervous system.
Why Do We Cry?
Michael Trimble
January 10, 2013

Historical Examples

When we remember the workings of our autonomic nerves we may not wonder at that fact.
Psychoanalysis
Andr Tridon
To this system Langley has lately given the name 'autonomic.'
The Origin of Vertebrates
Walter Holbrook Gaskell
That thing gibbering in the autonomic and voluntary nervous systems—merely fear.
West Of The Sun
Edgar Pangborn
Autonomic nervous system: The vegetative nervous system which controls vital functions,—as digestion, respiration, circulation.
Outwitting Our Nerves
Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
Autonomic in itself, life submits itself to the general laws of evolution.
A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution
C. M. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for autonomic

autonomic

adjective

occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
of or relating to the autonomic nervous system
Also: autonomous (of plant movements) occurring as a result of internal stimuli

Derived Formsautonomically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for autonomic

adj.

1832, "pertaining to autonomy" (q.v.); used mostly in physiology. Autonomical is recorded from 1650s.

autonomic in Medicine

autonomic

(ô′tə-nŏm′ĭk)

adj.

Functionally independent; not under voluntary control.
Relating to the autonomic nervous system.

Related formsau′to•nom′i•cal•ly adv.

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Examples from the Web for autonomic

Contemporary Examples

He equated this response with altered activity of the autonomic nervous system.

Historical Examples

When we remember the workings of our autonomic nerves we may not wonder at that fact.

To this system Langley has lately given the name 'autonomic.'

That thing gibbering in the autonomic and voluntary nervous systems—merely fear.

Autonomic nervous system: The vegetative nervous system which controls vital functions,—as digestion, respiration, circulation.

Autonomic in itself, life submits itself to the general laws of evolution.

autonomic

Word Origin and History for autonomic

adj.

autonomic

Origin of autonomic