auto-, aut- +

An organic substance formed by cells of an organ and carried by the circulatory system to a remote site where it affects another organ.

Self-consciousness.

A sexual perversion in which sexual arousal and orgasm are contingent upon displaying one’s self in a live show, i.e. being observed performing on stage or on camera.

The observer’s condition (if the stage or camera performance by the partner is a necessity for sexual arousal) is termed scoptophilia, [scopophilia], not voyeurism.

A word that means its opposite.

An example is the word fast, which when referring to a fast runner means a runner who runs rapidly or swiftly; but when it refers to a fast color, it means a color that doesn't run at all.

Based on information from Word and Phrase Origins

The scientific study of natural immunity.

Natural immunity.

An absolute ruler; autocrat; a tyrant.

1. Absolute sovereignty, despotism.
2. Self-government; an autocratic government by one person with unlimited authority over others.

Someone who rules a nation that has a policy of economic independence.

1. The condition of self-sufficiency; especially, economic, as applied to a nation.
2. A national policy of economic independence.

Stage-managing one’s own murder, reported as an extreme form of masochism.

An instrument for self-auscultation.

1. The ecology of an individual organism or species.
2. The study of the ecology of an individual plant or species; the opposite of synecology.

1. Idiopathic or functional vomiting.
2. Vomiting that is self-induced by provoking the gag reflex.
3. Vomiting induced by autosuggeston, as observed in certain mental patients.

1. Mental introversion in which the attention or interest is fastened on the patient's own ego; a self-centered mental state from which reality tends to be excluded.
2. A mental disorder characterized by severely abnormal developments of social interaction and verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
3. A tendency to view life in terms of one's own needs and desires.

Affected individuals may adhere to inflexible, nonfunctional rituals or routine. They may become upset with even trivial changes in their environment. They often have a limited range of interests but may become preoccupied with a narrow range of subjects or activities. They appear unable to understand others' feelings and often have poor eye contact with others.

Unpredictable mood swings may occur. Many demonstrate stereotypical motor mannerisms; such as, hand or finger flapping, body rocking, or dipping. The disorder is probably caused by organically based central nervous system dysfunction, especially in the ability to process social or emotional information or language.

Information about autism and autistic symptoms.