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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.
Related forms
sys·tem·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·sys·tem·ic, adjective
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Systemic
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World English Dictionary
| systemic (sɪˈstɛmɪk, -ˈstiː-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | systematic another word for systematic |
| 2. | physiol (of a poison, disease, etc) affecting the entire body |
| 3. | (of a pesticide, fungicide, etc) spreading through all the parts of a plant and making it toxic to pests or parasites without destroying it |
| —n | |
| 4. | a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc |
| sys'temically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
systemic
1803, irregularly formed from system, used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from systematic.
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Medical Dictionary
systemic sys·tem·ic (sĭ-stěm'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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