local anesthetic vs topical anaesthetic

local anesthetic and topical anaesthetic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
local anesthetic	Yes	No	No	No
topical anaesthetic	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, local anesthetic and topical anaesthetic are synonyms defined as:

local anesthetic and topical anaesthetic: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Other synonyms of local anesthetic include local, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic.

local anesthetic (noun)	topical anaesthetic (noun)
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body	anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body