local anesthetic vs topical anesthetic

local anesthetic and topical anesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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