systemicadjective
uk/sɪˈstem.ɪk/us/sɪˈstem.ɪk/specialized biology A systemic drug, disease, or poison reaches and has an effect on the whole of a body or a plant and not just one part of it.
formal A systemic problem or change is a basic one, experienced by the whole of an organization or a country and not just particular parts of it:
The current recession is the result of a systemic change within the structure of the country's economy.
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Complete and whole
- A, a
 - a/one hundred percent idiom
 - absolutely
 - all or nothing idiom
 - all-in-one
 - all-inclusive
 - completely
 - flat
 - full-fledged
 - full-length
 - fully
 - fully fledged
 - heart and soul idiom
 - root
 - totally
 - unabridged
 - unadulterated
 - unconditional
 - uncut
 - undivided
 
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