systemic
adjective /sɪˈstiːmɪk/, /sɪˈstemɪk/
/sɪˈstemɪk/
(specialist)- affecting or connected with the whole of something, especially the human body
- a systemic disease
- systemic chemicals or drugs that are used to treat diseases in plants or animals enter the body of the plant or animal and spread to all parts of it
- systemic weedkillers
Word Originearly 19th cent.: formed irregularly from system + -ic.