autonomic
[aw-tuh-nom-ik]
adjective
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
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independent, autonomous, separate, democratic, freed, automatic, ascetic, sovereign, liberated, emancipated, narcissistic, subjective, autogenous, automatous, endogenous, narcistic, self-governing, autarchic, individualistic, unconstrainedExamples from the Web for autonomic
Contemporary Examples of autonomic
He equated this response with altered activity of the autonomic nervous system.
Historical Examples of autonomic
When we remember the workings of our autonomic nerves we may not wonder at that fact.
PsychoanalysisAndr Tridon
To this system Langley has lately given the name 'autonomic.'
The Origin of VertebratesWalter Holbrook Gaskell
That thing gibbering in the autonomic and voluntary nervous systems—merely fear.
West Of The SunEdgar Pangborn
Autonomic nervous system: The vegetative nervous system which controls vital functions,—as digestion, respiration, circulation.
Outwitting Our NervesJosephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
Autonomic in itself, life submits itself to the general laws of evolution.
autonomic
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autonomic
[ô′tə-nŏm′ĭk]
adj.
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