I. |ȯd.ə|nämik adjective
also au·to·nom·i·cal -mə̇kəl
Etymology: autonomy + -ic, -ical
1. archaic : autonomous
2.
a. : acting independently of volition
autonomic reflexes
b. : of, relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system
3. botany : due to internal causes or influences : spontaneous
autonomic movements
— compare paratonic
4. of a drug : having an effect upon a tissue supplied by the autonomic nervous system
• au·to·nom·i·cal·ly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷mə̇k(ə)lē adverb
II. noun
( -s )
1. : autonomic nervous system
2. : one of the parts (as a nerve or ganglion) of the autonomic nervous system