| ANS | the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands |
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| ANS | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally |
| ANS | Italian Benedictine monk who was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109 |
| ANS | typical geese |
| ANS | common gray wild goose of Europe |
| ANS | very large wild goose of northeast Asia |
| ANS | used in some especially older classifications |
| ANS | chiefly web-footed swimming birds |
| ANS | ducks |
| ANS | used in some classifications for the swans |
| ANS | (informal) having or revealing stupidity |
| ANS | (zoology) of or resembling a goose |