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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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • systemic — sys‧tem‧ic [sɪˈstemɪk, ˈstiː ǁ ˈstem ] adjective relating to or affecting the whole of a system: • the systemic problems in the healthcare system systemically adverb : • More than ever, people are thinking systemically and acting strategically. * …   Financial and business terms

  • Systemic — may refer to:*Any body system in general, usually the nervous system. *An insecticide or fungicide whose mode of action is via uptake into a plant, entering the pest when the plant is consumed. *Systemic herbicides are translocated throughout… …   Wikipedia

  • systemic — 1803, irregularly formed from SYSTEM (Cf. system), used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from SYSTEMATIC (Cf. systematic). Related: Systemically …   Etymology dictionary

  • systemic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a system as a whole. 2) Physiology referring to the non pulmonary part of the circulatory system. 3) (of an insecticide, fungicide, etc.) entering the plant via the roots or shoots and passing through the tissues.… …   English terms dictionary

  • systemic — [sis tem′ik] adj. 1. of a system 2. Physiol. of or affecting the entire organism or bodily system n. ☆ any of a group of pesticides that are absorbed into the tissues of plants, which in consequence become poisonous to insects, etc. that feed on… …   English World dictionary

  • systemic — sys|te|mic [sıˈstemık, ˈsti: US sıˈstemık] adj technical or formal affecting the whole of something ▪ a systemic disease ▪ a systemic insecticide ▪ Corruption in the police force is systemic …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • systemic — [[t]sɪsti͟ːmɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Systemic means affecting the whole of something. [FORMAL] The economy is locked in a systemic crisis. 2) ADJ Systemic chemicals or drugs are absorbed into the whole of an organism such as a plant or person,… …   English dictionary

  • systemic — systematic, systemic The word in general use in the meaning ‘done according to a plan or system’ is systematic, and one can equally speak of systematic learning (i.e. following a system or set of principles) and a systematic search (i.e. one done …   Modern English usage

  • systemic — Relating to a system; specifically somatic, relating to the entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts. * * * sys·tem·ic sis tem ik adj of, relating to, or common to a system: as a) affecting the body generally compare… …   Medical dictionary

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