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Dyscopia consists of the Latin root ''copia'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cop ia )〕 which means abundance or plenty (see cornucopia), and the Greek prefix ''dys'', which means "bad", "abnormal", "difficult" or "impaired".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Word Information - search results for: dys )〕 This word has assumed two meanings, both of which are essentially a pun based on the similarity of the sound of the words "copy" and "cope" with ''copia''.〔 In the field of neurology, dyscopia is used to describe a type of developmental coordination disorder related to dyslexia and dysgraphia (inability to read or write). Specifically, it is taken to mean difficulty with copying. Sometimes a similar word, "acopia", is mistaken to mean the same,〔Journal of altered states of consciousness, Volume 4〕 although this is not a medical term and has no basis in Latin. The correct Latin words for these conditions are ''dystranscribia'' and ''atranscribia''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Copy )〕 The term dyscopia has also crept into general medical parlance as a tongue-in-cheek shorthand notation for patients who, after being examined and found to have no specific medical condition, are deemed to be not coping with certain aspects of their lives, and are presumed to be seeking treatment as a form of comfort from the medical profession.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to Dyscopia : What does the word dyscopia mean? )〕 More recently, and controversially, the term has been used in this context as a diagnosis for admission to hospital. The words have also been used in medical notes as a cryptic indication that certain members of a seriously ill patient's family are not coping with the situation and should be afforded some extra consideration to their feelings when the case is being discussed. ==As dystranscribia== In neurology, the word dyscopia is used to describe a condition which is common as one of the sequelae of cerebral commisurotomy, a neurosurgical procedure in which the left and right hemispheres of the brain are separated by severing the corpus callosum. This procedure has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of seizures in extreme cases of epilepsy. An affected individual will exhibit difficulty with copying simple line drawings. This is often accompanied to lesser or greater degree by difficulty with writing and other fine motor skills. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dyscopia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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