In medicine,
systemic means affecting the whole body, or at least multiple
organ systems. It is in contrast with
topical or
local. •
Systemic administration, a route of administration of medication so that the entire body is affected •
Systemic circulation, carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body and then returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart •
Systemic disease, an illness that affects multiple organs, systems or tissues, or the entire body •
Systemic effect, an adverse effect of an exposure that affects the body as a whole, rather than one part •
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, an inflammatory state affecting the whole body, frequently in response to infection •
Systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body •
Systemic scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, a systemic connective tissue disease •
Systemic venous system, refers to veins that drain into the right atrium without passing through two vascular beds •
Systemic exertion intolerance disease, a new name for chronic fatigue syndrome proposed by the Institute of Medicine in 2015 ==In biology==