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intrathecal (medicine) and challenged (iou)


intrathecal (medicine)


Intrathecal
<anatomy> Within a sheath, for example, cerebrospinal fluid that is contained within the dura mater. It also refers to drugs administered into the cerebrospinal fluid bathing the spinal cord and brain.


challenged (iou)



challenged adjective. euphem. (orig. US). L20.
[from CHALLENGE verb + -ED1.]
(With prefixed adverb) handicapped, esp. physically. Hence (joc.), disadvantaged or lacking in some specified regard.
P. Ormerod The mathematically-challenged reader can check this easily.
? Introduced in the 1980s (in physically challenged) as a more positive alternative to disabled or handicapped, but soon used with Other adverbs, often making fun of euphemism and political correctness generally.