systemic

[si-stem-ik] /sɪˈstɛm ɪk/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a system.
2.
Physiology, Pathology.
  1. pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.
  2. 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
systemically, adverb
nonsystemic, adjective
Can be confused
systematic, systemic.
Examples from the web for systemic
  • systemic factors may have selected these individuals for ruthlessness.
  • It is metabolized and excreted so quickly that systemic antibacterial reactions are quite rare.
  • The outlook for patients with systemic scleroderma has generally improved over the years.
  • Today, there is no hint of systemic police corruption.
  • Why they aren't on grade is the question that needs to be addressed if this systemic problem will ever be solved.
  • systemic, unambiguous support for public-engagement and recruitment efforts can yield impressive results.
  • As a result, the program tends to reinforce the status quo, rather than promote systemic creativity and dynamism.
  • It is a systemic problem brought on by fewer and fewer restrictions within a free market economy.
  • Months and years of my life have been taken away, and nothing short of systemic transformation will redeem them.
  • But the truth of the matter is that bullying in academe is systemic.
British Dictionary definitions for systemic

systemic

/sɪˈstɛmɪk; -ˈstiː-/
adjective
1.
another word for systematic (sense 1), systematic (sense 2)
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
noun
4.
a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc
Derived Forms
systemically, adverb
Word Origin and History for systemic
adj.

1803, irregularly formed from system, used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from systematic. Related: Systemically.

systemic in Medicine

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.