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Topical vs Oxymetazoline - What's the difference?

topical | oxymetazoline |

As nouns the difference between topical and oxymetazoline

is that topical is (pharmacology) a topical anaesthetic while oxymetazoline is a selective alpha-1 agonist and partial alpha-2 agonist topical decongestant, developed from xylometazoline.

As an adjective topical

is of current interest; contemporary.

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.

    • Anagrams

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    oxymetazoline

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia oxymetazoline)
  • A selective alpha-1 agonist and partial alpha-2 agonist topical decongestant, developed from xylometazoline.
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 1997 , title = The Druggist , composer = Joel Mabus , passage = Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch }}