systemic

[si-stem-ik]

adjective

of or relating to a system.
Physiology, Pathology.
1. pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.
2. pertaining to or affecting a particular body system.
(of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.

Origin of systemic

First recorded in 1795–1805; system + -ic

Related formssys·tem·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sys·tem·ic, adjective

Can be confusedsystematic systemic

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Contemporary Examples of systemically

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Both were now supported by the federal government and as such no “systemically important” bank would die.
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It sounds good, but not if the Fed keeps ignoring problems at individual firms, and systemically.
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A country that began the war as one of the poorest in the world was systemically impoverished and even emptied of its people.
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British Dictionary definitions for systemically

systemic

adjective

another word for systematic (def. 1), systematic (def. 2)
physiol (of a poison, disease, etc) affecting the entire body
(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

a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc

Derived Formssystemically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for systemically

systemic

adj.

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

systemically in Medicine

systemic

[sĭ-stĕm′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.