Medical Dictionary
autonomous
adj au·ton·o·mous \ȯ-ˈtän-ə-məs\
Medical Definition of AUTONOMOUS
1
: of, relating to, or marked by autonomy
2
a : not forming a part (as does an embryo or seed) in the developmental sequence of an organism b : responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole <a tumor is an autonomous growth>
3
: under control of the autonomic nervous system
—au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb
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