| anti-inflammatory agent, topical | Anti-inflammatory agent that are applied to the skin and whose pharmacological effect only occurs at the area of application. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| glucocorticoids, topical | A class of corticosteroids that produces suppression of inflammatory diseases when applied as ointments, lotions, or other topical dosage forms. Penetration of the preparations may be increased by means of occlusive dressings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prednisolone, topical | Prednisolone that is applied topically as an anti-inflammatory agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hydrocortisone, topical | Hydrocortisone that is applied topically as an anti-inflammatory agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| topical | <pharmacology> Pertaining to a particular surface area, as a topical anti-infective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. Origin: Gr. Topikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| topical anaesthesia | Superficial loss of sensation in conjunctiva, mucous membranes or skin, produced by direct application of local anaesthetic solutions, ointments, or jellies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| topical anaesthetic | An anaesthetic that is applied or sprayed on the surface of the skin (or mucous membranes) for providing pain relief. Commonly used are benzocaine, butacaine, cyclomethycaine, lidocaine, tetracaine and dibucaine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| topical antibiotics | A ointment (or cream) based medication that kills bacteria. Examples include Neosporin, Bactroban, Garamycin, bacitracin, gentamicin, mupirocin, neomycin, silver sulphasalazine, chloramphenicol and clindamycin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| topical chemotherapy | Treatment with anticancer drugs in a lotion or cream. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fluorides, topical | Fluorides, usually as pastes or gels, used for topical application to reduce the incidence of dental caries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenocarcinoma, clear cell | An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of varying combinations of clear and hobnail-shaped tumour cells. There are three predominant patterns described as tubulocystic, solid, and papillary. These tumours, usually located in the female reproductive organs, have been seen more frequently in young women since 1970 as a result of the association with intrauterine exposure to diethylstilbestrol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior clear space | On lateral chest radiographs, the region dorsal to the sternum and ventral to the ascending aorta. Synonym: anterior clear space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clear cell | A cell in which the cytoplasm appears empty with the light microscope, as occurs in certain secretory cells of eccrine sweat glands and in the parathyroid glands when the glycogen is unstained, any cell, particularly a neoplastic one, containing abundant glycogen or other material that is not stained by haematoxylin or eosin, so that the cell cytoplasm is very pale in routinely stained sections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clear cell acanthoma | A sharply demarcated benign epidermal lesion of a leg or arm with acanthosis and accumulation of glycogen in keratinocytes having pale staining cytoplasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clear cell adenocarcinoma | <tumour> A histologic type of renal adenocarcinoma. A histologic type of adenocarcinoma occurring chiefly in the male and female genitourinary tracts which is characterised by distinctive hobnail cell growth of neoplastic cells in sheets, papillae, and coalescing glands. (05 Mar 2000) |