DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Omeprazole is in a class of drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPI) that block the production of acid by the stomach. Other drugs in the class include lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (Aciphex), pantoprazole (Protonix), and esomeprazole (Nexium).
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Autonomy(noun) the power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state. Autonomy(noun) the sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself.
Autonomy in local governance also intersects with two related educational terms and concepts: âlocal controlâ and âsite-based management,â both of which refer to the ability of local institutions and governing bodies to make autonomous decisions about the management of public schools.