Autonomist
(Au"ton"o*mist) n. [Cf. F. automiste. See Autonomy.] One who advocates autonomy.
Autonomous
(Au*ton"o*mous) a. [Gr. self + to assign, hold, sway.]
1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws.
Autonomy
(Au*ton"o*my) n. [Gr. : cf. F. autonomie. See Autonomous.]
1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
2. (Metaph.) 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.
Fleming.
Autophagi
(||Au*toph"a*gi) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. self + to eat.] (Zoöl.) Birds which are able to run about
and obtain their own food as soon as hatched.
Autophoby
(Au*toph"o*by) n. [Auto- + Gr. fear.] Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical. [R.] Hare.
Autophony
(Au*toph"o*ny) n. [Auto- + Gr. a sound.] (Med.) An auscultatory process, which consists
in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's
chest. Dunglison.
Autoplastic
(Au`to*plas"tic) a. Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
Autoplasty
(Au"to*plas`ty) n. [Auto- + - plasty.] (Surg.) The process of artificially repairing lesions by
taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease
or wounds.
Autopsic
(Au*top"sic Au*top"sic*al) a. Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.]
Autopsorin
(Au*top"so*rin) n. [Auto- + Gr. the itch.] (Med.) That which is given under the doctrine of
administering a patient's own virus.
Autopsy
(Au"top*sy) n. [Gr. fr. seen by one's self; self + seen: cf. F. autopsie. See Optic, a.]
1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
By autopsy and experiment.
Cudworth.
2. (Med.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a
disease; a post- mortem examination.
Autoptic
(Au*top"tic) Autoptical
(Au*top"tic*al) a. [Gr. a'ytoptiko`s: cf. F. autoptique.] Seen with
one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.
Autoptically
(Au*top"tic*al*ly) adv. By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. Sir T. Browne.
Autoschediastic
(Au`to*sche`di*as"tic) Autoschediastical
(Au`to*sche`di*as"tic*al) a. [Auto- + Gr. schedia`zein
to do hastily. See Schediasm.] Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin.
Autostylic
(Au`to*styl"ic) a. [Auto- + Gr. sty^los pillar.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated
directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
Autotheism
(Au"to*the`ism) n. [Auto- + theism.]
