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systemic Definition

sys·temic (sis tem′ik)

adjective

  1. of a system
  2. Physiol. of or affecting the entire organism or bodily system

noun

any of a group of pesticides that are absorbed into the tissues of plants, which in consequence become poisonous to insects, etc. that feed on them

systemic Related Forms

sys·tem′i·cally adverb

systemic Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: It is not systemic; it will not continue.
  • merely: It may be wiser to treat the two areas similarly, expecting a slightly different balance between merely systemic and clinically significant disputes.
  • usually: The secondary form occurs in association with another autoimmune disease, usually systemic lupus erythematosus.

Modifies a noun

  • erythematosus: Lupus - A short term for systemic lupus erythematosus, a condition often linked to APS.
  • sclerosis: Out of her clinical work sprang a research interest in systemic sclerosis, a disorder for which little could then be done.
  • vasculitis: The first stage is to consider that systemic vasculitis might be present in any patient with multisystem disease.
  • lupus: However, many people who have systemic lupus will develop discoid lupus at some point during their disease.
  • insecticide: Treat with a systemic insecticide, found at your local garden center.
  • corticosteroid: In contrast with the investigation mentioned above patients were excluded that used local or systemic corticosteroids.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In severe cases disease symptoms become systemic, the entire tree is affected and death results.
  • develop: A very few patients may go on to develop systemic Lupus.
  • include: This will include worksheets that allow practitioners to include systemic, attachment and developmental issues.

Preposition: in

nature: The bronchodilation following inhalation of ipratropium bromide is primarily local and site specific to the lung and not systemic in nature.