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autonomic

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. autonomic (adjective)
  2. autonomic nervous system (noun)
  3. autonomic system (noun)

au·to·nom·ic

adj \ˌȯ-tə-ˈnä-mik\

Definition of AUTONOMIC

1
: acting or occurring involuntarily <autonomic reflexes>
2
: relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system or its effects or activity <autonomic drugs>
— au·to·nom·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of AUTONOMIC

1898

Rhymes with AUTONOMIC

agronomic, antinomic, diatomic, economic, gastronomic, metronomic, subatomic, taxonomic, tragicomic

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