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topical

[top-i-kuhl] / ˈtɒp ɪ kəl /




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She had been using more topical steroids to manage her skin flares while working night shifts - but the redness had spread.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s gotta be done,” he said with a grin as the band revved up “Hungry Heart,” one of a handful of old pop hits he did that broke from the evening’s topical throughline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Pelage is planning to start Phase 3 studies this year for PP405, a topical “regenerative medicine approach” to hair loss that targets hair follicles stuck in the resting phase.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The first batch of label changes include HRT products in systemic combination therapy, estrogen-alone therapy, progestogen-alone therapy for women with a uterus using systemic estrogen and topical vaginal estrogen therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Once we bought the wax and some topical medicine to numb the inside of my nose, we marched back out of the store.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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