applied to a surface, rather than ingested or injected

anything applied to the body surface of the patient (ointments, gels, etc.)

Antibiotics administered by applying lotions, creams, ointments, or drops containing antibiotics directly to infected surface tissues such as the skin, eyes, ears, etc.

Applied directly to the affected area, as opposed to systemic.

Applied to a local area of the body.

applied directly onto the skin.

Pertaining to the surface of the body.

surface (as in topical medication as opposed to internal medication.)

Applied directly to an infected area for treatment.

On the skin.

referring to the surface of the skin.

Pertaining to the surface of the skin. Topical medications are applied to the skin.

pertaining to the surface of the skin; a medication applied to the skin.

Describing a substance intended to be applied to the skin and the mucosa.

Local Administration Of Herbal Remedy, E.G. To The Skin Or Eye; Effect Herb Has In Local Treatment.

pertaining to medication that is applied externally to a particular part of the body

Putting something directly onto the skin surface. For example, topical medication can be a cream applied to the skin.

Pertaining to a particular surface area. A topical agent is applied to a certain area of the skin and is intended to affect only the area to which it is applied. Whether its effects are indeed limited to that area depends upon whether the agent stays where it is put or is absorbed into the blood stream. See the entire definition of Topical

Pertaining to a particular area, as in a topical effect that involves only the area to which the causative substance has been applied

Any solution that is administered by applying it to the surface of the skin. In theory this limits the activity to the area it was applied to and prevents side effects, but in reality certain medications can be absorbed through the skin into the blood stream.

Applied on the spot

Describes medication applied directly to the surface of the part of the body being treated.

Treatments that are applied to the skin rather than being taken internally

On the surface of the body.

Describes medications that are applied directly to the surface of the skin. Topical treatments for psoriasis—including corticosteroids, salicylic acid, and coal tar—are most often used to treat mild forms of the disease.

Applied to the skin, or other external area.

Most commonly 'topical application': Administration to the skin.

In medicine, a topical medication is applied to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes such as the vagina, penis, anus, throat, eye or the ear. Some hydrophobic chemicals such as steroid hormones can be absorbed into the body after being applied to the skin in the form of a cream, gel or lotion. Transdermal patches have become a popular means of administering some drugs for birth control, hormone replacement therapy, and prevention of motion sickness.

Designed for or involving local application to a body part.

relating to a definite place or locality; local.