systemic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: sys=tem=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

systemic, a. 

•  Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases.  [1913 Webster]

Systemic death. See the Note under Death, n., 1.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

systemic, adj.
1 Physiol. a of or concerning the whole body, not confined to a particular part (systemic infection). b (of blood circulation) other than pulmonary.
2 Hort. (of an insecticide, fungicide, etc.) entering the plant via the roots or shoots and passing through the tissues.

Derivative

systemically adv.

Etymology

irreg. f. SYSTEM

THESAURUS

systemic

acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, defoliant, disinfectant, eradicant, fumigant, fungicide, germicide, herbicide, insect powder, insecticide, microbicide, miticide, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, pesticide, poison, rat poison, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, stomach poison, systemic insecticide, toxic, toxicant, toxin, venin, venom, vermicide, virus, weed killer