topical application

collocation in English

meaningsoftopicalandapplication

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topical
adjective
uk
/ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈtɑː.pɪ.kəl/
of interest at the present time; relating to things that are happening ...
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application
noun
uk
/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
an official request for something, usually ...
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(Definition oftopicalandapplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thetopicalapplicationof 5% idoxuridine given four times daily for four days is effective in uncomplicated cases.
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The pupil of the test eye was dilated with atopicalapplicationof atropine sulfate (0.04%).
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This protection can be achieved either by systemic ortopicalapplicationand can be blocked by pretreatment with the alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonist, yohimbine.
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Topicalapplicationof tetracaine chlorhydrate was per formed before eye injection.
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Pupils were dilated withtopicalapplicationof atropine, and protected with neutral contact lenses.
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Pupils were dilated withtopicalapplicationof 1% atropine sulfate and nictitating membranes retracted with 10% phenylephrine hydrocholride.
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Customer relationship improvement in electronic commerce through personalisation is a verytopicalapplication area for hypermedia personalisation that can be expected to be fully adopted in the near future.
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There are a number of means of providing fluoride supplementation, such as toothpaste, tablets and what is calledtopicalapplicationdirectly on to the tooth.
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One method used is thetopicalapplicationof fluoride.
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Included in this group are medicines that are injected as opposed to being administered orally bytopicalapplicationor by insertion.
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I should like to come to a point of immediatetopicalapplication.
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Thetopicalapplicationof fluoride to children's teeth can be carried out only by a dentist or by an ancillary dental worker acting under his supervision.
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However, systemic toxicity can result from ingestion ortopicalapplicationat higher than recommended doses.
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Finasteride is lipophilic, and development of a liposomal system of finasteride fortopicalapplicationhas been a subject of recent study.
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Topicalapplicationof nucleic acids offers many potential therapeutic advantages for suppressing genes in the skin, and potentially for systemic gene delivery.
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In patients with skin lesions,topicalapplicationof nadifloxacin can result in plasma concentrations of 1 to 3 ng/ml.
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Additionally,topicalapplicationhas been suggested to possibly act as a mild disinfectant.
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Since the 16th century, thyme oil has been used for its antiseptic properties, both as mouthwash and fortopicalapplication.
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During this time treatment for the disease was bytopicalapplicationof copper sulfate.
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