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systemic
1. Affecting the whole body, as distinct from having a local effect; such as, a systemic infection.
2. In botany, affecting the whole plant which describes a herbicide or other chemical that works by spreading through all the tissues of a plant instead of just staying on the surface.
3. Relating to or affecting a particular body system, especially the nervous system.
A systemic disease; such as, diabetes can affect the whole body.
Systemic chemotherapy employs drugs that travel through the bloodstream and reach and affect cells all over the body.
3. Relating to or affecting a particular body system, especially the nervous system.
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syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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The study of an organism's structures grouped into functional systems: Sam wanted to take a class in systematic anatomy that dealt with the respiratory , endocrine, digestive, nervous, circulatory systems, etc.and without regard to specific regions.
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Anatomy and Related Anatomical Terms
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