| autonomic pathways | Nerves and plexuses of the autonomic nervous system. The central nervous system structures which regulate the autonomic nervous system are not included. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| autonomic plexuses | Plexus's of nerves in relation to blood vessels and viscera, the component fibres of which are sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory. Synonym: plexus autonomici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autonomotropic | Acting on the autonomic nervous system. Origin: autonomic + G. Trepo, to turn (05 Mar 2000) |
| autonomous | 1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government. 2. <biology> Having independent existence or laws. Origin: Gr.; self + to assign, hold, sway. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autonomous psychotherapy | A type of psychoanalytic psychotherapy placing special emphasis on the value of the patient's self-determination in both the therapeutic situation and in real life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autonomously replicating sequence | <molecular biology> This is a chromosomal sequence that allows plasmids to replicate on their own in yeast. (02 Jan 1998) |
| autonomy | 1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state. 2. <psychology> The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty. Origin: Gr., cf. F. Autonomie. See Autonomous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autoparenchymatous metaplasia | Metaplasia occurring in the parenchymal cells proper to the tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autopathic | Rarely used synonym for idiopathic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autopentaploid | See: autoploid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autopepsia | Rarely used term for self-digestion, said of ulceration of the gastric mucous membrane by its own secretion, or the digestion of the skin surrounding a gastrostomy or colostomy opening. Origin: auto-+ G. Pepsis, digestion (05 Mar 2000) |
| autophagi | <ornithology> Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as hatched. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Self + to eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autophagia | 1. Biting one's own flesh; e.g., as a symptom of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. 2. Maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues. Synonym: autophagy. Origin: auto-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| autophagic | Relating to or characterised by autophagia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autophagic vacuole | <cell biology> Membrane bounded region of cytoplasm that is subsequently digested. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (18 Nov 1997) |