English noun: autonomic nervous system | |||
1. | autonomic nervous system (body) the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands | ||
Synonyms | ANS | ||
Broader (hypernym) | neural structure | ||
Part holonym | autonomic ganglion, parasympathetic, parasympathetic nervous system, sympathetic nervous system | ||
Part meronym | nervous system, systema nervosum | ||