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.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  independence(Noun) The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. independence(Noun) The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.