autonomic adjective. [ɔ:tǝ'nɒmɪk] M19.
[from AUTONOMY + -IC.]
1. Self-governing, independent. M19.

2. Physiology. Functioning independently of the will; esp. denoting the parts of the nervous system serving organs which control the normally involuntary functions of the body. L19.

■ autonomical adjective (rare) = AUTONOMIC M17.

■ autonomically adverb M19.

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