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au·ton·o·mous

adj 1  :  of, relating to, or marked by autonomy  2 a  :  not forming a part (as does an embryo or seed) in the developmental sequence of an organism  b  :  responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole <a tumor is an growth>   3  :  under control of the autonomic nervous system au*ton*o*mous*ly adv 
 
 

 
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