autonomic
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8.1
- adjective
- /ɔːˈtɒnəmɪk/
- Specialized
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autónomo
- In addition, the male and female autonomic nervous systems respond differently to stress.
- autonomic nervous system
- autonomic nervous
- autonomic dysreflexia
And so there is no perfect autonomic state for performance.
- And so there is no perfect autonomic state for performance.
- That is very conscious regulation of more autonomic, more ancient parts of your brain.
- But anxiety and stress and what we call autonomic arousal were designed to move us.
- So they prevented her from doing that, but that letting go, that somehow untethering from the autonomic arousal that's occurring is important.
- And when you do, their autonomic nervous system begins to regulate back into order.
- And we never allow this sympathetic fight or flight stressed aspect of our autonomic nervous system to calm down.
- Now we have shown to get into the autonomic nervous system and to create both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity at will.
- So, I mean, I've seen this repeatedly your, your autonomic manifestation and behavior is fight or flight.
Examples
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Stress can trigger various reactions in the autonomic nervous system, affecting how our bodies respond.
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Her goal has been to understand the extent to which one is able to modulate autonomic responses.
Academic text (1995) -
So the autonomic nervous system functions to help us live, eat, drink, sleep.
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control your own autonomic nervous system and immune system.
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We know body temperature is regulated by autonomic nervous system.
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I think we know that exercise training alters the autonomic control of the circulation.
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These can be anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, pain, autonomic nervous system disorders.
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Autonomic functions are going haywire.
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Different emotions differ in patterns of brain activation, neurotransmitters released, and autonomic nervous system activity.
Blog text (9) -
Biofeedback applications are used to teach muscle relaxation and to modify autonomic dysfunction in blood pressure, pulmonary, and vascular disease.
Academic text (2000)
Compounds
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4.2
The part of the body that controls heart rate, breathing and digestion without thinking
- Specialized
A group of nerve cells that sends signals to internal organs such as the stomach and heart
- Specialized
A network of nerves that controls body actions you do not think about, like heart rate and digestion
How Automatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
autonomic = autonomy (opaque) = auto + nom + ic
Although the word is built from classical elements meaning 'self' and 'rule/law,' the medical meaning is a specialized technical label that most learners cannot reliably infer from the parts.
Etymology
The word autonomic comes from the Greek parts auto- 'self' and nomos 'rule'. So in medicine it means body processes that 'rule themselves' without thinking, like heartbeat and digestion.