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| Systemic |
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What is it? |
| A word used to describe conditions that affect the entire body.
Diabetes is a systemic disease because it involves many parts of the
body such as the pancreas, eyes, kidneys, heart, and nerves.
An infection in the lungs, on the other hand would be termed a local condition. |
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