| 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) |
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| 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) |
| leukocyte cream | <haematology> Thin yellow white layer of leucocytes on top of the mass of red cells when whole blood is centrifuged. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lubricating cream | A form of cold cream used as a massage cream or night cream; it contains lanolin or its derivatives. (05 Mar 2000) |