Definition of topical in English:

topical

adjective ˈtɒpɪk(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l

1(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events.
（主题）有关时事的，时下关注的
a popular topical affairs programme
一栏受欢迎的时事节目。
Example sentencesExamples
- It deals with a very topical subject, Anglo-American relations, set at a time during the American War of Independence.
- To make the event more meaningful, seminars on topical interest have also been scheduled.
- They usually have a few guests and discuss topical issues, usually of interest to men.
- So you could see that they really wanted to focus these things on topical issues and really drill them home.
- As contributions to this section, the Editors welcome comment and debate on topical issues or on recent articles or reviews appearing in the journal.
- Of course it's only topical to current events in my and my family's life but I believe you should take these things one step at a time.
- School can help prepare children for this adult world, by encouraging them to discuss social and political affairs, and introducing topical issues during lessons.
- The flagship daily news and current affairs programme Kildare Today will deal with topical issues and provide a forum for listeners to air their views.
- This new programme will deal with topical issues and news stories of the day and provide a platform for listeners' views.
- Should it end the practice of open questioning of ministers on topical issues?
- That requires programmes which are topical, engaging and relevant, as the best of current affairs has always been.
- About 250 students from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are expected to attend the December 14 event, which will cover a number of topical issues.
- Official spokespeople were initially hostile, but have now taken the smart public relations step of cautiously complimenting the duo for raising topical issues.
- She will focus on exploring topical issues ranging from social and personal ones to world politics.
- The key problem is that the burden of proof, or demand for evidence, may vary according to a policy's perceived fit with the prevailing collective world views about issues of popular topical interest.
- He is a frequent contributor to leading newspapers on subjects of topical interest.
- The suffering of humanity in war, a very topical issue at the moment, is the theme of one of the books chosen by Castlebar Book club for April.
- You can get latest news, comment pieces on topical issues, a list of events, and lots of statistics on the region.
- Our programming is about subjects that are topical and relevant to us in our current lives.
- Other topical issues got the panel debating the grey areas of liberalism, such as the contradictions in banning fox hunting and smoking in public places.
Synonyms
current, up to date, up to the minute, contemporary, recent
newsworthy, in the news
relevant, pressing, important, vital, timely, popular
informal trendy
North American informal buzzworthy
1. 1.1 Relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject.
  专题的；按专题分类的
  foreign or topical stamps
  外国或专题邮票。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Another issue of topical farming interest that may be aired at the show will be the cross-compliance - environment and welfare - part of the CAP reform package.
  The book has a brand new topical thematic arrangement designed to better your spiritual growth.
  It's very easy to find your way around, and there are topical menus on every page, leading you to categories such as Beyond Buddies, Head and Heart, and Out of Bounds.
  In addition, articles were coded according to topical descriptors, based on a modified list.
  A table at the end of the book also classifies documents into a number of topical categories.
  Temporary special exhibitions are dedicated to individual artists, or to topical themes in the fields of art, architecture, and modern design.
  Or you can invent topical categories - love letters, crank letters, letters to the editor.
  Japanese gardens were my introduction to Asian garden style and make up the bulk of my topical collection.
  Each of the larger sections is divided into several topical categories.
2Medicine
Relating or applied directly to a part of the body.
〔主医〕（有关或直接用于）身体局部的
topical steroid creams
Example sentencesExamples
- Pemphigus vulgaris, once a lethal skin disease, is now commonly treated with systemic steroids and topical treatment for skin lesions.
- Treatment of basal cell carcinoma includes different forms of surgery, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, topical fluorouracil, and imiquimod
- Unlike existing treatments for the condition, MED2002 is a topical treatment that is designed to be safe for patients with heart problems.
- Severe itch may be reduced by modifying inflammation with topical steroids or by using phototherapy or photochemotherapy.
- Intralesional bleomycin, topical immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and pulsed dye laser treatment are best confined to research centres or resistant cases.
- Further treatment with a combination cream that included topical steroid, antibiotic, and nystatin was also ineffective.
- He had been prescribed potent topical steroids, Fucidin cream, and oral amoxycillin, but none had been effective.
- In patients with severe discomfort secondary to vulvitis, the combination of a low-potency steroid cream and a topical antifungal cream may be beneficial.
- A prescription for hydroxyzine and a topical steroid cream ended the house call but not my children's fascination with the stranger who came to our home.
- The FDA published this TFM on the testing and classification of topical antimicrobials.
- In addition, otitis from all of these diseases, excluding acne, will respond to low-dose therapy with topical steroid solutions.
- If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy.
- A special herbal topical medication was exclusively designed by experts in our institution.
- You would take systemic remedies by mouth and they work on the whole body while topical remedies are applied directly to the area affected, such as a nasal spay for a blocked nose.
- A physician had prescribed a topical steroid cream for this eruption three months ago with initial improvement in the rash.
- Your dentist or dental hygienist can apply topical fluorides during dental visits.
- Sunscreen is topical preparation designed to protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet light.
- Side effects of topical otic fluoroquinolones are rare.
- Products can be classified as topical antibiotics, biologic dressings, and nonbiologic dressings.
- A topical steroid cream will help relieve itching and swelling.

Derivatives

topicality

nountɒpɪˈkalɪti

There are many great qualities about the work, but what strikes me today is its topicality - like all great works in social science, Smith's observations are constantly relevant.
Example sentencesExamples
- Bit late, this one, because this is usually a Christmas conscience thing, but the tsunami benefit concert handily brings it into topicality.
- His eminence has endured - his topicality has not.
- The decision about which books to buy, the court said, is necessarily a selective decision, in which only a small fraction of all possible books are chosen (based on quality, topicality, accuracy, and so on).
- We are looking for celebrity, style and topicality.
- At worst, his topicality could be seen as opportunistic, but he was clearly a great believer in his convictions, throughout his career.
- Although the process - 25 writers, scripts on spec, one day of filming per episode - suggests that topicality rules, the stories based on current issues were the most clunky.
- The Baghdad Blog had both content and topicality: it used web technology, because no other technology would achieve the effect.
- One of the occupational hazards of writing a fortnightly column is that the quest for topicality becomes a risky business.
- Given the topicality of these issues, it would be fascinating to be a cyberfly on a high-tech wall 100 years from now, and to see the reaction to this ‘historical archive’ if it were to be repeated on a Sunday morning for a new generation.
- When he sits back on his Philippine island or Tuscan hilltop and sees the world in a grain of sand, and tells us where he's been and where he's going, he bypasses the isms and topicality of the age.
- The irony is that despite the political topicality, his script dates back to a time when virtually the only chance a playwright had of getting his work on a big stage was via adaptations of famous books.
- The sense of topicality, of playwrights engaging with matters of public concern, helps override the structural weaknesses from which both plays suffer.
- A topicality regarding the question of problems with regard to religious freedom in Bulgaria is given by at least one of the criticisms levelled against the country.
- The reason they chose the issue was its topicality.
- Adoption offered Trollope the fraught emotional scenario necessary for one of her contemporary morality tales and that other magical ingredient: topicality.
- Though it gives a further twist to the themes of illusion, desire and so forth, the novel has a reality of its own that doesn't need banal topicality tacked on.
- But despite its topicality and breadth, this book fails disappointingly to fulfill its considerable potential.
- It still fulfills that role, but the show, with its mix of humour, topicality, and semi-reality, has also evolved into a self-referential soap opera about the channel itself, not to mention required viewing for many Trinidadians.
- For a start, the report has come out five months after the election, virtually guaranteeing its lack of topicality.

topically

adverb ˈtɒpɪk(ə)liˈtɑpək(ə)li

The Casino Avenue Crackpot Idea Of The Year Award has a new front-runner - and, topically, it comes from an MP.
Example sentencesExamples
- Soak plantain seeds overnight in warm water and apply the resultant gel topically.
- A striking red or pink flower with an edible root, it's eaten to ease all upset stomach and applied topically to relieve aching muscles and increase blood circulation.
- Apply the oil topically twice a day and give one gel cap daily.
- More topically, I have a backache and I could really use a massage.
- Whether you take aloe vera as a drink or use it topically, it's important to buy a good-quality product.
- It may be used topically, but must be diluted before use on the breast or on any mucous membrane.
- In keeping with their attitudes about copying, I will now lift from their web site a topically amusing story.
- In other studies, recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor was administered topically to wounds.
- It's working on a VEGF booster that can be topically applied to diabetic ulcers, which are painful wounds that patients with diabetes often develop on their feet.
- Curcumin may also be applied topically to animal skin to counteract inflammation and irritation associated with inflammatory skin conditions and allergies.
- I need to figure out a way to list my blogs topically, rather than by date.
- I'll spare you the individual punches, but it was a very fickle and pointless affair centred topically on the BBC website.
- Another agent, zanamivir, is effective but must be given topically (intranasally or via inhalation) or parenterally.
- Matured biwashu can be used internally or topically in the mouth or on the skin.
- Although local anaesthetics applied topically may in theory cause sensitisation, this rarely happens in practice and they are helpful, particularly before micturition or defecation.
- Preparations of fresh juice from Calendula officinalis preserved in alcohol, known as Calendula succus, are used topically to promote wound healing.
- The purely chemical antioxidant role of MLT may be involved when it is used locally or topically at sufficiently high concentrations because of its low toxicity.
- So I guess what I'm trying to say is I do have a voice, but I'm using it to talk topically about war games rather than pretend I have any impartial thought on the matter.
- If the Olympic Games' five gold rings are topically festive then so is a pantomime villain.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as 'applicable in most but not all cases'.

Rhymes

misanthropical, semi-tropical, subtropical, tropical

Definition of topical in US English:

topical

adjectiveˈtäpək(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l

1(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events.
（主题）有关时事的，时下关注的
a wide variety of subjects of topical interest
Example sentencesExamples
- You can get latest news, comment pieces on topical issues, a list of events, and lots of statistics on the region.
- That requires programmes which are topical, engaging and relevant, as the best of current affairs has always been.
- She will focus on exploring topical issues ranging from social and personal ones to world politics.
- This new programme will deal with topical issues and news stories of the day and provide a platform for listeners' views.
- They usually have a few guests and discuss topical issues, usually of interest to men.
- To make the event more meaningful, seminars on topical interest have also been scheduled.
- Other topical issues got the panel debating the grey areas of liberalism, such as the contradictions in banning fox hunting and smoking in public places.
- Official spokespeople were initially hostile, but have now taken the smart public relations step of cautiously complimenting the duo for raising topical issues.
- So you could see that they really wanted to focus these things on topical issues and really drill them home.
- School can help prepare children for this adult world, by encouraging them to discuss social and political affairs, and introducing topical issues during lessons.
- As contributions to this section, the Editors welcome comment and debate on topical issues or on recent articles or reviews appearing in the journal.
- The suffering of humanity in war, a very topical issue at the moment, is the theme of one of the books chosen by Castlebar Book club for April.
- Should it end the practice of open questioning of ministers on topical issues?
- It deals with a very topical subject, Anglo-American relations, set at a time during the American War of Independence.
- The flagship daily news and current affairs programme Kildare Today will deal with topical issues and provide a forum for listeners to air their views.
- Our programming is about subjects that are topical and relevant to us in our current lives.
- He is a frequent contributor to leading newspapers on subjects of topical interest.
- About 250 students from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are expected to attend the December 14 event, which will cover a number of topical issues.
- Of course it's only topical to current events in my and my family's life but I believe you should take these things one step at a time.
- The key problem is that the burden of proof, or demand for evidence, may vary according to a policy's perceived fit with the prevailing collective world views about issues of popular topical interest.
Synonyms
current, up to date, up to the minute, contemporary, recent
1. 1.1 Relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject.
  专题的；按专题分类的
  annotated links to resources in eleven topical categories
  Example sentencesExamples
  Japanese gardens were my introduction to Asian garden style and make up the bulk of my topical collection.
  Or you can invent topical categories - love letters, crank letters, letters to the editor.
  Another issue of topical farming interest that may be aired at the show will be the cross-compliance - environment and welfare - part of the CAP reform package.
  Each of the larger sections is divided into several topical categories.
  In addition, articles were coded according to topical descriptors, based on a modified list.
  Temporary special exhibitions are dedicated to individual artists, or to topical themes in the fields of art, architecture, and modern design.
  The book has a brand new topical thematic arrangement designed to better your spiritual growth.
  It's very easy to find your way around, and there are topical menus on every page, leading you to categories such as Beyond Buddies, Head and Heart, and Out of Bounds.
  A table at the end of the book also classifies documents into a number of topical categories.
2. 1.2Philately Relating to the collecting of postage stamps with designs connected with the same subject.
2Medicine
Relating or applied directly to a part of the body.
〔主医〕（有关或直接用于）身体局部的
Example sentencesExamples
- Sunscreen is topical preparation designed to protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet light.
- If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy.
- Products can be classified as topical antibiotics, biologic dressings, and nonbiologic dressings.
- You would take systemic remedies by mouth and they work on the whole body while topical remedies are applied directly to the area affected, such as a nasal spay for a blocked nose.
- Pemphigus vulgaris, once a lethal skin disease, is now commonly treated with systemic steroids and topical treatment for skin lesions.
- Further treatment with a combination cream that included topical steroid, antibiotic, and nystatin was also ineffective.
- In addition, otitis from all of these diseases, excluding acne, will respond to low-dose therapy with topical steroid solutions.
- Intralesional bleomycin, topical immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and pulsed dye laser treatment are best confined to research centres or resistant cases.
- He had been prescribed potent topical steroids, Fucidin cream, and oral amoxycillin, but none had been effective.
- A physician had prescribed a topical steroid cream for this eruption three months ago with initial improvement in the rash.
- Your dentist or dental hygienist can apply topical fluorides during dental visits.
- The FDA published this TFM on the testing and classification of topical antimicrobials.
- Treatment of basal cell carcinoma includes different forms of surgery, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, topical fluorouracil, and imiquimod
- In patients with severe discomfort secondary to vulvitis, the combination of a low-potency steroid cream and a topical antifungal cream may be beneficial.
- Severe itch may be reduced by modifying inflammation with topical steroids or by using phototherapy or photochemotherapy.
- Unlike existing treatments for the condition, MED2002 is a topical treatment that is designed to be safe for patients with heart problems.
- A special herbal topical medication was exclusively designed by experts in our institution.
- Side effects of topical otic fluoroquinolones are rare.
- A topical steroid cream will help relieve itching and swelling.
- A prescription for hydroxyzine and a topical steroid cream ended the house call but not my children's fascination with the stranger who came to our home.

nounˈtäpək(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l

Philately

A postage stamp forming part of a set or collection with designs connected with the same subject.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as ‘applicable in most but not all cases’.

单词	topical
释义	Definition of topical in English: topical adjective ˈtɒpɪk(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l 1(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events. （主题）有关时事的，时下关注的 a popular topical affairs programme 一栏受欢迎的时事节目。 Example sentencesExamples It deals with a very topical subject, Anglo-American relations, set at a time during the American War of Independence. To make the event more meaningful, seminars on topical interest have also been scheduled. They usually have a few guests and discuss topical issues, usually of interest to men. So you could see that they really wanted to focus these things on topical issues and really drill them home. As contributions to this section, the Editors welcome comment and debate on topical issues or on recent articles or reviews appearing in the journal. Of course it's only topical to current events in my and my family's life but I believe you should take these things one step at a time. School can help prepare children for this adult world, by encouraging them to discuss social and political affairs, and introducing topical issues during lessons. The flagship daily news and current affairs programme Kildare Today will deal with topical issues and provide a forum for listeners to air their views. This new programme will deal with topical issues and news stories of the day and provide a platform for listeners' views. Should it end the practice of open questioning of ministers on topical issues? That requires programmes which are topical, engaging and relevant, as the best of current affairs has always been. About 250 students from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are expected to attend the December 14 event, which will cover a number of topical issues. Official spokespeople were initially hostile, but have now taken the smart public relations step of cautiously complimenting the duo for raising topical issues. She will focus on exploring topical issues ranging from social and personal ones to world politics. The key problem is that the burden of proof, or demand for evidence, may vary according to a policy's perceived fit with the prevailing collective world views about issues of popular topical interest. He is a frequent contributor to leading newspapers on subjects of topical interest. The suffering of humanity in war, a very topical issue at the moment, is the theme of one of the books chosen by Castlebar Book club for April. You can get latest news, comment pieces on topical issues, a list of events, and lots of statistics on the region. Our programming is about subjects that are topical and relevant to us in our current lives. Other topical issues got the panel debating the grey areas of liberalism, such as the contradictions in banning fox hunting and smoking in public places. Synonyms current, up to date, up to the minute, contemporary, recent newsworthy, in the news relevant, pressing, important, vital, timely, popular informal trendy North American informal buzzworthy 1.1 Relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject. 专题的；按专题分类的 foreign or topical stamps 外国或专题邮票。 Example sentencesExamples Another issue of topical farming interest that may be aired at the show will be the cross-compliance - environment and welfare - part of the CAP reform package. The book has a brand new topical thematic arrangement designed to better your spiritual growth. It's very easy to find your way around, and there are topical menus on every page, leading you to categories such as Beyond Buddies, Head and Heart, and Out of Bounds. In addition, articles were coded according to topical descriptors, based on a modified list. A table at the end of the book also classifies documents into a number of topical categories. Temporary special exhibitions are dedicated to individual artists, or to topical themes in the fields of art, architecture, and modern design. Or you can invent topical categories - love letters, crank letters, letters to the editor. Japanese gardens were my introduction to Asian garden style and make up the bulk of my topical collection. Each of the larger sections is divided into several topical categories. 2Medicine Relating or applied directly to a part of the body. 〔主医〕（有关或直接用于）身体局部的 topical steroid creams Example sentencesExamples Pemphigus vulgaris, once a lethal skin disease, is now commonly treated with systemic steroids and topical treatment for skin lesions. Treatment of basal cell carcinoma includes different forms of surgery, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, topical fluorouracil, and imiquimod Unlike existing treatments for the condition, MED2002 is a topical treatment that is designed to be safe for patients with heart problems. Severe itch may be reduced by modifying inflammation with topical steroids or by using phototherapy or photochemotherapy. Intralesional bleomycin, topical immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and pulsed dye laser treatment are best confined to research centres or resistant cases. Further treatment with a combination cream that included topical steroid, antibiotic, and nystatin was also ineffective. He had been prescribed potent topical steroids, Fucidin cream, and oral amoxycillin, but none had been effective. In patients with severe discomfort secondary to vulvitis, the combination of a low-potency steroid cream and a topical antifungal cream may be beneficial. A prescription for hydroxyzine and a topical steroid cream ended the house call but not my children's fascination with the stranger who came to our home. The FDA published this TFM on the testing and classification of topical antimicrobials. In addition, otitis from all of these diseases, excluding acne, will respond to low-dose therapy with topical steroid solutions. If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy. A special herbal topical medication was exclusively designed by experts in our institution. You would take systemic remedies by mouth and they work on the whole body while topical remedies are applied directly to the area affected, such as a nasal spay for a blocked nose. A physician had prescribed a topical steroid cream for this eruption three months ago with initial improvement in the rash. Your dentist or dental hygienist can apply topical fluorides during dental visits. Sunscreen is topical preparation designed to protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet light. Side effects of topical otic fluoroquinolones are rare. Products can be classified as topical antibiotics, biologic dressings, and nonbiologic dressings. A topical steroid cream will help relieve itching and swelling. Derivatives topicality nountɒpɪˈkalɪti There are many great qualities about the work, but what strikes me today is its topicality - like all great works in social science, Smith's observations are constantly relevant. Example sentencesExamples Bit late, this one, because this is usually a Christmas conscience thing, but the tsunami benefit concert handily brings it into topicality. His eminence has endured - his topicality has not. The decision about which books to buy, the court said, is necessarily a selective decision, in which only a small fraction of all possible books are chosen (based on quality, topicality, accuracy, and so on). We are looking for celebrity, style and topicality. At worst, his topicality could be seen as opportunistic, but he was clearly a great believer in his convictions, throughout his career. Although the process - 25 writers, scripts on spec, one day of filming per episode - suggests that topicality rules, the stories based on current issues were the most clunky. The Baghdad Blog had both content and topicality: it used web technology, because no other technology would achieve the effect. One of the occupational hazards of writing a fortnightly column is that the quest for topicality becomes a risky business. Given the topicality of these issues, it would be fascinating to be a cyberfly on a high-tech wall 100 years from now, and to see the reaction to this ‘historical archive’ if it were to be repeated on a Sunday morning for a new generation. When he sits back on his Philippine island or Tuscan hilltop and sees the world in a grain of sand, and tells us where he's been and where he's going, he bypasses the isms and topicality of the age. The irony is that despite the political topicality, his script dates back to a time when virtually the only chance a playwright had of getting his work on a big stage was via adaptations of famous books. The sense of topicality, of playwrights engaging with matters of public concern, helps override the structural weaknesses from which both plays suffer. A topicality regarding the question of problems with regard to religious freedom in Bulgaria is given by at least one of the criticisms levelled against the country. The reason they chose the issue was its topicality. Adoption offered Trollope the fraught emotional scenario necessary for one of her contemporary morality tales and that other magical ingredient: topicality. Though it gives a further twist to the themes of illusion, desire and so forth, the novel has a reality of its own that doesn't need banal topicality tacked on. But despite its topicality and breadth, this book fails disappointingly to fulfill its considerable potential. It still fulfills that role, but the show, with its mix of humour, topicality, and semi-reality, has also evolved into a self-referential soap opera about the channel itself, not to mention required viewing for many Trinidadians. For a start, the report has come out five months after the election, virtually guaranteeing its lack of topicality. topically adverb ˈtɒpɪk(ə)liˈtɑpək(ə)li The Casino Avenue Crackpot Idea Of The Year Award has a new front-runner - and, topically, it comes from an MP. Example sentencesExamples Soak plantain seeds overnight in warm water and apply the resultant gel topically. A striking red or pink flower with an edible root, it's eaten to ease all upset stomach and applied topically to relieve aching muscles and increase blood circulation. Apply the oil topically twice a day and give one gel cap daily. More topically, I have a backache and I could really use a massage. Whether you take aloe vera as a drink or use it topically, it's important to buy a good-quality product. It may be used topically, but must be diluted before use on the breast or on any mucous membrane. In keeping with their attitudes about copying, I will now lift from their web site a topically amusing story. In other studies, recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor was administered topically to wounds. It's working on a VEGF booster that can be topically applied to diabetic ulcers, which are painful wounds that patients with diabetes often develop on their feet. Curcumin may also be applied topically to animal skin to counteract inflammation and irritation associated with inflammatory skin conditions and allergies. I need to figure out a way to list my blogs topically, rather than by date. I'll spare you the individual punches, but it was a very fickle and pointless affair centred topically on the BBC website. Another agent, zanamivir, is effective but must be given topically (intranasally or via inhalation) or parenterally. Matured biwashu can be used internally or topically in the mouth or on the skin. Although local anaesthetics applied topically may in theory cause sensitisation, this rarely happens in practice and they are helpful, particularly before micturition or defecation. Preparations of fresh juice from Calendula officinalis preserved in alcohol, known as Calendula succus, are used topically to promote wound healing. The purely chemical antioxidant role of MLT may be involved when it is used locally or topically at sufficiently high concentrations because of its low toxicity. So I guess what I'm trying to say is I do have a voice, but I'm using it to talk topically about war games rather than pretend I have any impartial thought on the matter. If the Olympic Games' five gold rings are topically festive then so is a pantomime villain. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as 'applicable in most but not all cases'. Rhymes misanthropical, semi-tropical, subtropical, tropical Definition of topical in US English: topical adjectiveˈtäpək(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l 1(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events. （主题）有关时事的，时下关注的 a wide variety of subjects of topical interest Example sentencesExamples You can get latest news, comment pieces on topical issues, a list of events, and lots of statistics on the region. That requires programmes which are topical, engaging and relevant, as the best of current affairs has always been. She will focus on exploring topical issues ranging from social and personal ones to world politics. This new programme will deal with topical issues and news stories of the day and provide a platform for listeners' views. They usually have a few guests and discuss topical issues, usually of interest to men. To make the event more meaningful, seminars on topical interest have also been scheduled. Other topical issues got the panel debating the grey areas of liberalism, such as the contradictions in banning fox hunting and smoking in public places. Official spokespeople were initially hostile, but have now taken the smart public relations step of cautiously complimenting the duo for raising topical issues. So you could see that they really wanted to focus these things on topical issues and really drill them home. School can help prepare children for this adult world, by encouraging them to discuss social and political affairs, and introducing topical issues during lessons. As contributions to this section, the Editors welcome comment and debate on topical issues or on recent articles or reviews appearing in the journal. The suffering of humanity in war, a very topical issue at the moment, is the theme of one of the books chosen by Castlebar Book club for April. Should it end the practice of open questioning of ministers on topical issues? It deals with a very topical subject, Anglo-American relations, set at a time during the American War of Independence. The flagship daily news and current affairs programme Kildare Today will deal with topical issues and provide a forum for listeners to air their views. Our programming is about subjects that are topical and relevant to us in our current lives. He is a frequent contributor to leading newspapers on subjects of topical interest. About 250 students from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are expected to attend the December 14 event, which will cover a number of topical issues. Of course it's only topical to current events in my and my family's life but I believe you should take these things one step at a time. The key problem is that the burden of proof, or demand for evidence, may vary according to a policy's perceived fit with the prevailing collective world views about issues of popular topical interest. Synonyms current, up to date, up to the minute, contemporary, recent 1.1 Relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject. 专题的；按专题分类的 annotated links to resources in eleven topical categories Example sentencesExamples Japanese gardens were my introduction to Asian garden style and make up the bulk of my topical collection. Or you can invent topical categories - love letters, crank letters, letters to the editor. Another issue of topical farming interest that may be aired at the show will be the cross-compliance - environment and welfare - part of the CAP reform package. Each of the larger sections is divided into several topical categories. In addition, articles were coded according to topical descriptors, based on a modified list. Temporary special exhibitions are dedicated to individual artists, or to topical themes in the fields of art, architecture, and modern design. The book has a brand new topical thematic arrangement designed to better your spiritual growth. It's very easy to find your way around, and there are topical menus on every page, leading you to categories such as Beyond Buddies, Head and Heart, and Out of Bounds. A table at the end of the book also classifies documents into a number of topical categories. 1.2Philately Relating to the collecting of postage stamps with designs connected with the same subject. 2Medicine Relating or applied directly to a part of the body. 〔主医〕（有关或直接用于）身体局部的 Example sentencesExamples Sunscreen is topical preparation designed to protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet light. If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy. Products can be classified as topical antibiotics, biologic dressings, and nonbiologic dressings. You would take systemic remedies by mouth and they work on the whole body while topical remedies are applied directly to the area affected, such as a nasal spay for a blocked nose. Pemphigus vulgaris, once a lethal skin disease, is now commonly treated with systemic steroids and topical treatment for skin lesions. Further treatment with a combination cream that included topical steroid, antibiotic, and nystatin was also ineffective. In addition, otitis from all of these diseases, excluding acne, will respond to low-dose therapy with topical steroid solutions. Intralesional bleomycin, topical immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and pulsed dye laser treatment are best confined to research centres or resistant cases. He had been prescribed potent topical steroids, Fucidin cream, and oral amoxycillin, but none had been effective. A physician had prescribed a topical steroid cream for this eruption three months ago with initial improvement in the rash. Your dentist or dental hygienist can apply topical fluorides during dental visits. The FDA published this TFM on the testing and classification of topical antimicrobials. Treatment of basal cell carcinoma includes different forms of surgery, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, topical fluorouracil, and imiquimod In patients with severe discomfort secondary to vulvitis, the combination of a low-potency steroid cream and a topical antifungal cream may be beneficial. Severe itch may be reduced by modifying inflammation with topical steroids or by using phototherapy or photochemotherapy. Unlike existing treatments for the condition, MED2002 is a topical treatment that is designed to be safe for patients with heart problems. A special herbal topical medication was exclusively designed by experts in our institution. Side effects of topical otic fluoroquinolones are rare. A topical steroid cream will help relieve itching and swelling. A prescription for hydroxyzine and a topical steroid cream ended the house call but not my children's fascination with the stranger who came to our home. nounˈtäpək(ə)lˈtɑpək(ə)l Philately A postage stamp forming part of a set or collection with designs connected with the same subject. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as ‘applicable in most but not all cases’.
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