a. (sb.) [ad. med. and mod.L. systaticus, a. Gr. συστατικός commendatory, drawing together, compacting, f. σύν SYN- + στα- to place (see STAND v.), after συνιστάναι to associate, put together, combine, bring together as friends, introduce.]
1. Pertaining to or involving ‘systasis’; synthetic.
1640. G. Watts, trans. Bacon’s Adv. Learn., VI. ii. 276. Those other Methods, Analytique; Systatique; Dieritique; [etc.].
2. Path. Involving several of the sensory powers simultaneously; sb. a disease which does this.
[1820. Good, Nosology, 348 Systatica.]
In recent Dicts.
3. Systatic letter or epistle (med.L. litteræ systaticæ), an introductory or commendatory letter. rare–0.
In recent Dicts.
