topical anaesthetic vs local anaesthetic

topical anaesthetic and local anaesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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