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autonomic

[aw-tuh-nom-ik] / ˌɔ təˈnɒm ɪk /


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Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some treatments focus on particular complications such as clotting, autonomic nervous system problems, and immune imbalance.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026

Several other doctors have since told him that gabapentin is likely the cause of his condition, including a neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed him with severe dysautonomia, or impairment of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

When you see green trees, smell pine and hear gentle rustling leaves or the sound of birdsong, your autonomic nervous system - a network of nerves controlling unconscious processes - responds instantly.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

It is the most compulsively collective, genetically programmed, species-specific, and autonomic of all the things we do, and we are infallible at it.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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