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Definition of Topical

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the surface of a body part. "A topical anesthesia"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or arranged by topics. "A detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"

3. Adjective. Of interest at the present time. "A topical and timely study of civil liberty"

Definition of Topical

1. a. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.

Definition of Topical

1. Adjective. Of current interest; contemporary. ¹

2. Adjective. local to a particular place ¹

3. Adjective. (medicine not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body. ¹

4. Adjective. Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic. ¹

5. Noun. (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Topical

1. topic [adj] - See also: topic

Medical Definition of Topical

1. Pertaining to a particular surface area, as a topical anti-infective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. Origin: Gr. Topikos This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Topical

tophi tophin tophs tophus topi topiarian topiaries topiarist topiarists topiary

topic topic map topic sentence topic sentences topica topical (current term) topical anaesthesia topical anaesthetic topical anesthesia topical anesthetic

topical antibiotics topical chemotherapy topicalisation topicalise topicalised topicalises topicalising topicalities topicality topicalization

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