Systemic
//sɪˈstɛmɪk// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society. not-comparable
"We can learn from the incidents found it the project database - looking at them and understanding what happened and what might have been done differently. We can see past errors, including systemic issues that required attention at managerial levels."
- 2 Pertaining to an entire organism. not-comparable
"Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)."
Adjective
- 1 affecting an entire system wordnet
Example
More examples"Systemic diseases are those that affect the entire organism."
Etymology
From system + -ic. Doublet of systematic.
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