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