1. in a way that affects or relates to an entire system or organization as a whole
2. throughout the body or an entire biological system
Usage: medical

Examples

• The corruption was systemically embedded in the organization.
• The new policy will systemically change how we operate.
• The medication works systemically to reduce inflammation.
• Racism exists systemically in many institutions.
• The virus spread systemically through the patient’s body.
• We need to address these problems systemically, not piecemeal.