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The word that describes "pertaining to the body as a whole" is "systemic".
Here are a couple examples in sentences:
- The patient had a localized rash which developed into a systemic reaction to penicillin.
- The systemic effects of hormones are well-documented.
Systemic or anatomical. Body and body habitus also are used to refer to the whole body.
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