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TOPICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of interest at the present time
Example:
a topical and timely study of civil liberty
Classified under:
Similar:
current (occurring in or belonging to the present time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to the surface of a body part
Example:
a topical anesthesia
Classified under:
Similar:
local (affecting only a restricted part or area of the body)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or arranged by topics
Example:
a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
topic (some situation or event that is thought about)
Derivation:
topic (some situation or event that is thought about)
topic (the subject matter of a conversation or discussion)
Context examples:
A sulfonamide antibiotic used for topical application to the skin and the conjunctiva.
(Phthalylsulfacetamide, NCI Thesaurus)
A topical preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat acne.
(Avita, NCI Dictionary)
The furoate salt form of mometasone, a synthetic topical glucocorticosteroid receptor agonist with anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic and vasoconstrictive properties.
(Mometasone furoate, NCI Thesaurus)
Omiganan pentahydrochloride, an analog of indolicidin, acts by disrupting bacterial cytoplasmic membranes and has been tested in a topical gel for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
(Omiganan Pentahydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A topical imidazole derivative with antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Malassezia furfur and dematophytes.
(Omoconazole, NCI Thesaurus)
The nitrate salt form of omoconazole, a topical imidazole derivative with antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Malassezia furfur and dematophytes.
(Omoconazole Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Administration by the topical route which is then covered by a dressing which occludes the area.
(Occlusive Dressing Technique, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)
Administration of a substance by the topical route that is then covered by a dressing which occludes the area of drug application.
(Occlusive Dressing Technique, NCI Thesaurus)
A monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone with topical depigmentation activity.
(Monobenzone, NCI Thesaurus)
Substances that treat systemic or topical infections caused by fungi.
(Antifungal Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
