But there's another way inflammation works — it can be chronic and cause a low - grade systemic reaction. (alivebynature.com)
These may only produce local irritation, but some dogs have been reported to develop systemic reactions to the different proteins present in the saliva of these biting flies. (mypetneedsthat.com)
My shadowrunner, Scully, would regularly scuttle between a good person caught a bad situation to an opportunistic scumbag The lack of systemic reaction opened up avenues for roleplaying without worrying about if points were going up or down. (giantbomb.com)