noun
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
• Syn: ↑ANS
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Part Holonyms: ↑nervous system, ↑systema nervosum
• Part Meronyms: ↑autonomic ganglion, ↑sympathetic nervous system, ↑parasympathetic nervous system, ↑parasympathetic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.