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au·to·nom·ic
(ô′tə-nŏm′ĭk)adj.
1. Physiology
a. Of, relating to, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
b. Occurring involuntarily; automatic: an autonomic reflex.
2. Resulting from internal stimuli; spontaneous.
au′to·nom′i·cal·ly adv.
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autonomic
(ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk) orautonomical
adj
1. occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
2. (Physiology) of or relating to the autonomic nervous system
3. (Botany) Also: autonomous (of plant movements) occurring as a result of internal stimuli
ˌautoˈnomically adv
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au•to•nom•ic
(ˌɔ təˈnɒm ɪk)adj.
1. autonomous.
2. of, pertaining to, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
3. Biol. internally caused; spontaneous.
[1825–35]
au`to•nom′i•cal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  autonomic - relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms involuntary - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" |
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autonomic
[ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk] adj (Med) → involontario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
au·to·nom·ic
a. autonómico-a, autónomo-a, que funciona independientemente;
___ division of nervous system → división ___ del sistema nervioso;
___ dysreflexia → disrreflexia ___;
___ hypereflexia → hiperreflexia ___;
___ imbalance → desequilibrio ___;
___ nervous system → sistema nervioso ___;
___ neurogenic bladder → vejiga neurogénica ___;
___ plexus → plexo ___;
___ seizure → convulsión ___;
___ visceral motor nuclei → núcleos viscerales motores autonómicos.
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