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systemic

[ si-stem-ik ]
/ sɪË?stÉ›m ɪk /
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adjective

of or relating to a system, especially when affecting the entirety of a thing: systemic flaws in the design and construction of the vehicles.
relating to or noting a policy, practice, or set of beliefs that has been established as normative or customary throughout a political, social, or economic system: systemic inequality;systemic racism.
Physiology, Pathology.
  1. relating to or affecting the body as a whole.
  2. relating to or affecting a particular body system.
(of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.

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Origin of systemic

First recorded in 1795–1805; system + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM systemic

sys·tem·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sys·tem·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH systemic

systematic, systemic

Words nearby systemic

systematize, systematized delusion, systematology, system building, Système International d'Unités, systemic, systemic anaphylaxis, systemic availability, systemic circulation, systemic grammar, systemic linguistics
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British Dictionary definitions for systemic

systemic
/ (sɪË?stÉ›mɪk, -Ë?stiË?-) /

adjective

another word for systematic (def. 1), systematic (def. 2)
physiol (of a poison, disease, etc) affecting the entire body
(of a pesticide, fungicide, etc) spreading through all the parts of a plant and making it toxic to pests or parasites without destroying it

noun

a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc

Derived forms of systemic

systemically, adverb
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Medical definitions for systemic

systemic
[ sĭ-stĕm′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to a system.
Of, relating to, or affecting the entire body or an entire organism.
Relating to or affecting a particular body system, especially the nervous system.
Relating to systemic circulation.
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