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systemic
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
systemic
(adjective)
systemic
/sɪ
ˈ
stɛmɪk/
adjective
systemic
/sɪ
ˈ
stɛmɪk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SYSTEMIC
1
formal
:
of or relating to an entire system
The company made some
systemic
changes to the way it operated.
The problem seems to be
systemic
.
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medical
:
of, relating to, or affecting the entire body
a
systemic
disease
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