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Systemic

Sys-tem′ic

,
Adj.
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
,
Noun.
, 1.

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systemic

systemic

English

Adjective

systemic (not comparable)

  1. Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
  2. (physiology) Pertaining to an entire organism.

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Not to be confused with systematic (methodical).

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