topical anesthetic vs local anesthetic

topical anesthetic and local anesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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