autonomically
Beyond conscious control
In a manner governed by the autonomic nervous system—the part that controls involuntary functions like heartbeat, digestion, and breathing.
More broadly, autonomically describes anything happening automatically without conscious control or deliberate thought: The body autonomically adjusts to temperature changes.
After years of practice, her fingers moved autonomically across the keyboard.
Instinctive immediate understanding
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- innateExisting since birth
- primalFirst in origin
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
spontaneous · unconscious · unbidden · automatic · unlearned · instinctual · reactive · impulsive
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- salivationMouth producing digestive fluid
blushing · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · peristalsis · glandular · secretion · shivering · goosebumps
Rapid lid movement
- sneezeExplosive nasal reflex
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- hiccupSpasmodic breath intake
yawn · startle · swallowing · pupillary · baroreceptor
Feeling others' emotions
- parasympatheticNerve system promoting rest
- vagusTenth cranial nerve
- gangliaMasses of nerve tissue
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
acetylcholine · norepinephrine · hypothalamus · endocrine · fight-or-flight · chemoreceptors · enteric · adrenal
Conventional wired telephony
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- hyperhidrosisAbnormal overproduction of perspiration
- gastroparesisImpaired stomach motility disorder
intuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
unthinking · spontaneous · unconscious · unbidden · automatic · unlearned · instinctual · reactive · impulsive · unmediated
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
salivation · blushing · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · peristalsis · glandular · secretion · shivering · goosebumps · lacrimation
blink
Rapid lid movement
hiccup · yawn · startle · swallowing · pupillary · baroreceptor
sympathetic
Feeling others' emotions
- parasympatheticNerve system promoting rest
- vagusTenth cranial nerve
- gangliaMasses of nerve tissue
neurotransmitters · acetylcholine · norepinephrine · hypothalamus · endocrine · fight-or-flight · chemoreceptors · enteric · adrenal · medulla
POTS
Conventional wired telephony
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- hyperhidrosisAbnormal overproduction of perspiration
autonomicallyconsciously
With deliberate awareness
mindfully · deliberately · attentively · thoughtfully · reflectively
autonomicallyvoluntarily
Without external compulsion
deliberately · intentionally · consciously · willfully · purposefully
autonomy, autonomous, autonomously, autonomic, autonomist, auto-, autonomousness, autonomize, autonomized