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Dermal vs Topical - What's the difference?

dermal | topical |

As adjectives the difference between dermal and topical

is that dermal is (anatomy) of or pertaining to skin or integument while topical is of current interest; contemporary.

As a noun topical is

(pharmacology) a topical anaesthetic.

dermal

English

Adjective

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  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to skin or integument.
    • The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

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    topical

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia topical) (en adjective)
  • Of current interest; contemporary.
    • ''Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.
  • local to a particular place
  • (medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
  • Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.

    • Antonyms

    * systemic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.

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