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systemic (iou)



systemic adjective & noun. E19.
[Irreg. from SYSTEM + -IC.]
A. adjective.
a. Physiology & Medicine. Of, pertaining to, or affecting the system or body as a whole; esp. designating the general circulation, as distinguished from the pulmonary circulation supplying the respiratory organs. E19.
b. Pertaining to or affecting a particular system of bodily organs. L19.
c. Of a herbicide, insecticide, or fungicide: entering the system of a plant or animal and freely transported within its tissues. M20.
gen. Of or pertaining to a system or systems; systematic. M19.
systemic grammar, systemic linguistics Linguistics a method of analysis based on the conception of language as a network of systems determining the options from which speakers choose in accordance with their communicative goals.
b. noun. A systemic herbicide, insecticide, or fungicide. M20.
systemically adverb L19.