a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

system

system of rules

sample sentences

"they have to operate under a system they oppose"
"that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

a system of units used to express the weight of something
<noun.quantity>

system of weights

weight

system of measurement for length and weight and duration
<noun.quantity>

system of weights and measures

a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
<noun.communication>

system program

systems program

systems software

the system that makes food absorbable into the body
<noun.body>

digestive system

gastrointestinal system

systema alimentarium

systema digestorium

the system that makes food absorbable into the body
<noun.body>

digestive system

gastrointestinal system

systema alimentarium

systema digestorium

the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
<noun.body>

lymphatic system

systema lymphaticum

the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

nervous system

systema nervosum

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

CNS

central nervous system

systema nervosum centrale

the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
<noun.body>

peripheral nervous system

systema nervosum periphericum

the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
<noun.body>

respiratory system

systema respiratorium

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
<noun.body>

frame

skeletal system

skeleton

systema skeletale

the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
<noun.body>

apparatus urogenitalis

genitourinary apparatus

genitourinary system

systema urogenitale

urinary apparatus

urinary system

urogenital apparatus

urogenital system

characterized by order and planning
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

systematic

sample sentences

"the investigation was very systematic"
"a systematic administrator"

of or relating to taxonomy
<adj.pert>

systematic

taxonomic

taxonomical

sample sentences

"taxonomic relations"
"a taxonomic designation"

a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
<noun.act>

desensitisation procedure

desensitisation technique

desensitization procedure

desensitization technique

systematic desensitisation

systematic desensitization

a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
<noun.act>

desensitisation procedure

desensitisation technique

desensitization procedure

desensitization technique

systematic desensitisation

systematic desensitization

in a systematic or consistent manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

consistently

systematically

sample sentences

"they systematically excluded women"

the science of systematic classification
<noun.cognition>

systematics

systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

rationalisation

rationalization

systematisation

systematization

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

systematise

systematize

systemise

systemize

sample sentences

"systematize our scientific knowledge"

an organizer who puts things in order
<noun.person>

orderer

systematiser

systematist

systematizer

systemiser

systemizer

sample sentences

"Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"

the habitual practice of systematization and classification
<noun.act>

systematism

an organizer who puts things in order
<noun.person>

orderer

systematiser

systematist

systematizer

systemiser

systemizer

sample sentences

"Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"

a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
<noun.person>

systematist

taxonomer

taxonomist

systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

rationalisation

rationalization

systematisation

systematization

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

systematise

systematize

systemise

systemize

sample sentences

"systematize our scientific knowledge"

an organizer who puts things in order
<noun.person>

orderer

systematiser

systematist

systematizer

systemiser

systemizer

sample sentences

"Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"

affecting an entire system
<adj.all>

systemic

sample sentences

"a systemic poison"

circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs
<noun.phenomenon>

systemic circulation

an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
<noun.state>

SLE

disseminated lupus erythematosus

systemic lupus erythematosus

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

systematise

systematize

systemise

systemize

sample sentences

"systematize our scientific knowledge"