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systemic

[si-stem-ik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a system, especially when affecting the entirety of a thing.

    systemic flaws in the design and construction of the vehicles.

  2. relating to or noting a policy, practice, or set of beliefs that has been established as normative or customary throughout a political, social, or economic system: systemic racism.

    systemic inequality;

    systemic racism.

  3. Physiology, Pathology.

    1. relating to or affecting the body as a whole.

    2. relating to or affecting a particular body system.

  4. (of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.



systemic

/ -ˈstiː-, sɪˈstɛmɪk /

adjective

  1. another word for systematic systematic

  2. physiol (of a poison, disease, etc) affecting the entire body

  3. (of a pesticide, fungicide, etc) spreading through all the parts of a plant and making it toxic to pests or parasites without destroying it

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • systemically adverb
  • nonsystemic adjective
  • ˈٱ𳾾 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of systemic1

First recorded in 1795–1805; system + -ic
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Morgan was asked whether or not those systemic changes were likely to happen, but she did not answer that question directly.

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It risks making people feel like a burden while ignoring the social, economic and systemic pressures that deny people the treatment and dignity they need to live.

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Teaching unions say systemic change in special educational needs provision is "urgently needed" for schools and students.

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The force's cyber team has now concluded the deletion was "most likely to be the action of an individual" but the loss "was not caused or contributed to by any systemic corruption within NUH".

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"I'm satisfied the missed opportunities in this case are not systemic," Ms Durran said.

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