adjectives
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
"local taxes"; "local authorities"
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
"local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
"local anesthesia"
is similar to
confined or restricted to a particular location
"the localized infection formed a definite abscess"
is similar to
pertaining to the surface of a body part
"a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
domain category
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques