The difference between Systemic and Topical

When used as adjectives, systemic means embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society, whereas topical means of current interest.


Topical is also noun with the meaning: a topical anaesthetic.

check bellow for the other definitions of Systemic and Topical

  1. Systemic as an adjective:

    Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.

  2. Systemic as an adjective (physiology):

    Pertaining to an entire organism.

  1. Topical as an adjective:

    Of current interest; contemporary.

    Examples:

    "Fair trade has become quite a topical subject."

  2. Topical as an adjective:

    Local to a particular place

  3. Topical as an adjective (medicine, not comparable):

    Applied to a localized part of the body.

  4. Topical as an adjective (medicine, not comparable):

    Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).

  5. Topical as an adjective:

    Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.

  1. Topical as a noun (pharmacology):

    A topical anaesthetic.

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