automatism


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
automatism /ɔːˈtɒmətɪz(ə)m/
noun Psychiatry action which does not involve conscious thought or intention.
– origin C19: from Fr. automatisme, from automate ‘automaton’, from Gk automatos (see automaton).
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