systemic
[ si-stem-ik ]
/ sɪˈstɛm ɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to a system.
Physiology, Pathology.
- pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole.
- 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.
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Nearby words
- systematism,
- systematist,
- systematize,
- systematized delusion,
- systematology,
- systemic anaphylaxis,
- systemic availability,
- systemic circulation,
- systemic grammar,
- systemic linguistics
Origin of systemic
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Examples from the Web for systemically
SAC might not be systemically important like Lehman Brothers, but it is a major force in the markets.
Indictment of SAC Capital Creates Economic Losers and Winners|Filipa Ioannou|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEASTBoth were now supported by the federal government and as such no “systemically important” bank would die.
JPMorgan Chase Lost $2 Billion But Dimon Lost His Golden Status|Charlie Gasparino|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEASTIt sounds good, but not if the Fed keeps ignoring problems at individual firms, and systemically.
A country that began the war as one of the poorest in the world was systemically impoverished and even emptied of its people.
systemic
/ (sɪˈstɛmɪk, -ˈstiː-) /
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
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systemic
1803, irregularly formed from system, used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from systematic. Related: Systemically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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.
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