automatism
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Definition of automatism
1a : the quality or state of being automatic
b : an automatic action
2 : the moving or functioning (as of an organ, tissue, or a body part) without conscious control that occurs either independently of external stimuli (as in the beating of the heart) or under the influence of external stimuli (as in pupil dilation)
3 : a theory that views the body as a machine and consciousness as a noncontrolling adjunct of the body
4 : suspension of the conscious mind to release subconscious images automatism —the surrealist trend toward spontaneity and intuition — Elle
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automatism
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Medical Definition of automatism
1 : an automatic action especially : any action performed without the doer's intention or awareness
2 : the power or fact of moving or functioning without conscious control either independently of external stimulation (as in the beating of the heart) or more or less directly under the influence of external stimuli (as in the dilating or contracting of the pupil of the eye)
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