Associations to the word «Topical»

Wiktionary

TOPICAL, adjective. Of current interest; contemporary.
TOPICAL, adjective. Local to a particular place
TOPICAL, adjective. (medicine) (not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
TOPICAL, adjective. Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
TOPICAL, noun. (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.

Dictionary definition

TOPICAL, adjective. Pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia".
TOPICAL, adjective. Of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis".
TOPICAL, adjective. Of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates