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dyscopia
What does dyscopia mean?
Fake medical Latin — 'dys-' (bad/disordered) plus '-copia' from English 'cope' — that sounds like a real diagnosis but means the patient (or family, or social setup) has run out of road at home and ended up in a hospital bed nobody can clinically justify. Often code for an elderly patient with dementia and no working care package. Looks proper on a chart; isn't.
"No acute issue — pure dyscopia. Social work in the morning."
Origin
Mock-Latin coinage in Anglo hospital slang.
Frequently asked questions
What does dyscopia mean?
Dyscopia is a mock-Latin, joke "diagnosis" meaning a failure to cope.
How do you use dyscopia in a sentence?
"By Friday afternoon I was suffering from acute dyscopia."
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