1. Being of current interest or relevance: topical issues.
2. Medicine Relating to, applied to, or affecting a localized area of the body, especially of the skin: a topical anesthetic.
3. Of, arranged by, or relating to a particular topic or topics: a topical concordance to the Bible.
1. pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest.
2. pertaining to the subject of a discourse, composition, etc.
3. of a place; local.
4. Med. on the skin or external surface: a topical ointment.
Adj. 1. topical - pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
2. topical - of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"
3. topical - of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"
adjective current, popular, contemporary, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, newsworthy They discuss topical issues within a Christian framework.
a. tópico-a, rel. a un área localizada.
It was a modern society drama, full of all the most up-to-date fashionable jargon and topical illusions.
What follows is a topical allusion to the rivalry at the time of writing between the regular men's theatrical companies and those of the boys.
Our purpose is to investigate the changes in bacteriology that have occurred during the postfluoroquinolone era with respect to both topical and systemic agents.
CollaGenex is also developing COL-118, utilizing the technology acquired in the SansRosa acquisition, as a preclinical topical compound for the treatment of redness associated with rosacea and other skin disorders.
com)-- Topical antibiotics are applied to a certain area of the skin to kill infections.
Topical Drug Delivery Partnering 2010-2015 report provides understanding and access to the topical drug delivery partnering deals and agreements entered into by the world's leading healthcare companies.
Those studies compared topical NSAIDs to placebo or comparative treatments, such as oral NSAIDs.
To determine what benefits might incur from combining subantimicrobial, modified-release oral doxycycline with topical metronidazole 1%, Fowler enlisted 72 patients in a 16-week double-blind randomized trial.
For patients with acute musctfloskeletal injuries, topical NSAIDs are an effective alternative for pain relief.
The objective of this study was to determine phenol red thread test (PRTT) values in eyes of clinically normal Hispaniolan Amazon parrots before and after topical application of an ophthalmic anesthetic agent and compare findings with Schirmer tear test (STT) values.
The purported safety issues that surround the use of topical fluoroquinolones are the systemic effects of its absorption and its effects on the ecology of the ear canal, middle ear, and nasopharynx.
Are topical quinolones safe for middle ear use in children?