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systemic

Pronunciation:  si'stemik

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  affecting an entire system; "a systemic poison"
 
 Synonyms: general
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Affecting the entire body.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Not localized in a particular place of the body; an infection disseminated widely through the body is said to be systemic.
  2. A word used to describe conditions that affect the entire body. diabetes is a systemic disease because it involves many parts of the body such as the pancreas, eyes, kidneys, heart, and nerves.
 

 

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