autonomic nervous systemnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌɔː.tə.nɒm.ɪk ˈnɜː.vəs ˌsɪs.təm//ˌɑː.t̬ə.nɑː.mɪk ˈnɝː.vəs ˌsɪs.təm/specializedthe part of the nervous system that controls automatic processes such as breathing, digestion, and the beating of the heart
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The brain & nervous system
- -brained
- amygdala
- arachnoid
- ascending
- cerebellar
- ganglion
- innervate
- innervation
- intracranial
- intrathecal
- lobe
- meningeal
- nerve cell
- neuron
- postganglionic
- preganglionic
- reflex arc
- sensory neuron
- synapse
- thalamus
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