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topical
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ adjective ] (medicine) pertaining to the surface of a body part
Examples "a drug for topical (or local) application" "a topical anesthesia" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)In experiments with topical application of strychnine on the cerebral_cortex , the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus was demonstrated . Thus cortico-fugal discharges induced by topical application of strychnine to a minute area in the neocortex summate with spikes present in the hypothalamus and cause increased convulsive discharges . |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or arranged by topics
Examples "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of interest at the present time
Examples "a topical reference" "a topical and timely study of civil liberty" Related terms |
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