Systemic Definition

sĭ-stĕmĭk, -stēmĭk
adjective
Of or affecting a system, specif. an entire system.
Webster's New World
Of or affecting the entire organism or bodily system.
Webster's New World
Relating to or affecting a particular body system, especially the nervous system.
A systemic lesion.
American Heritage
Of or relating to systemic circulation.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World

Origin of Systemic

  • system +"Ž -ic

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Systemic Sentence Examples

  • In patients with low systemic blood pressure, care should be taken to avoid further hypotension.

  • Symptoms that may indicate the diagnosis include unexplained severe pain that increases rapidly over time associated with systemic toxicity including hypotension.

  • The effectiveness of most vasodilators is, however, reduced in the hypertensive lung and they cause systemic hypotension.

  • It is unclear whether the effect of tacrolimus is due to systemic immunosuppression or a local effect.

  • Cancer vaccines are currently being developed to confer active, specific immunotherapy directed against tumor-associated antigens, while inducing minimal systemic toxicity.

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Words Starting With

SSYSYS

Words Ending With

CICMIC

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Words Starting With S and Ending With C

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