topical

adjectives

pertaining to the surface of a body part
"a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
topical
is similar to
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
"local anesthesia"
local
domain category
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty, medicine
of or relating to or arranged by topics
"a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"
topical
is derived from
topic
is derived from
topic
pertains to
topic
of interest at the present time
"a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"
topical
is similar to
occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
current