multisystem

adjective

mul·​ti·​sys·​tem ˈməl-tē-ˌsi-stəm 

-ˌtī-

: relating to, involving, or consisting of two or more systems

… the proliferation of PCs and workstations on desktops, benchtops, and factory floors, has made multisystem communications a way of organizational life.

—Ralph Emmett Carlyle

specifically : involving or affecting more than one system of bodily organs

… a multisystem disorder that most commonly involves the lung and skin but can also present with ear, nose, and throat (ENT) involvement as well as involvement of the cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems.

—Sruthi Renati B. S. et al.

… patients often have multisystem injuries that complicate aortic repair.

—David G. Neschis

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing multisystem

• multisystem inflammatory syndrome
• multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
• pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Rhymes for multisystem

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• photosystem
• subsystem
• system

Medical Definition

multisystem

adjective

mul·​ti·​sys·​tem -ˌsis-təm 

variants also multi-system or multisystemic

-sis-ˈtem-ik 

: relating to, involving, or affecting more than one bodily system

systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem disease

died of multisystem organ failure