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sys⋅tem⋅ic

  [si-stem-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a system.
2. Physiology, Pathology.
a. pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.
b. pertaining to or affecting a particular body system.
3. (of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.
Origin:
1795–1805; system + -ic

Related forms:
sys⋅tem⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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sys·tem·ic   (sĭ-stěm'ĭk, -stē'mĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to systems or a system.
    1. Relating to or affecting the entire body or an entire organism: systemic symptoms; a systemic poison.
    2. Relating to or affecting a particular body system, especially the nervous system: a systemic lesion.
    3. Physiology Of or relating to systemic circulation.
sys·tem'i·cal·ly adv.
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Systemic

Sys*tem"ic\, a. 1. Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.

2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases.

Systemic death. See the Note under Death, n., 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1sys·tem·ic
Pronunciation: sis-'tem-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or common to a system: as a : affecting the body generally —compare LOCAL b : supplying those parts of the body that receiveblood through the aorta rather than through the pulmonary artery c : being a pesticide that as used is harmless to a higher animal or a plant but when absorbed into the bloodstream orthe sap makes the whole organism toxic to pests (as cattle grubs, mites, or aphids) —sys·tem·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2systemic
Function: noun
: a systemic pesticide
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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systemic sys·tem·ic (sĭ-stěm'ĭk)
adj.

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

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