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								pertaining to the surface of a body part a drug for topical (or local) application
 a topical anesthesia
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								of or relating to or arranged by topics
 a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis
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								of interest at the present time
 a topical reference
 a topical and timely study of civil liberty
 
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			| The following are synonyms for 'topical'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms. 
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