Matthew Ely, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health Science, Providence College. I am an Integrative Physiologist & Medical Terminology Nerd, @FriarHealth

[Matthew Ely, PhD @MedTermMatt]

Why do a lot of medical terms come from Greek and Latin? The Greeks were leaders in medicine theory and Romans (Latin) was the “Language of Science”. Hand written records combined medicine theory and anatomical descriptions and these became the basis of our Medical language.

[Matthew Ely, PhD @MedTermMatt]

Adina ⁦@adia_e⁩ presenting some of her awesome research on bone blood flow from our Cardiovascular Physiology Lab. Some of the only work in humans! ⁦@APSPhysiology⁩ #aps2023 ⁦@SpauldingRehab⁩ ⁦@harvardmed⁩ ⁦@ydnarolyat⁩

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Book Chapter 2 years in the making. Excited and honored to be associated with these scientists. @brett_ely @RyanSolinskyMD @SpauldingRehab

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#MedTerm Hot Weather Ed. Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia (sphen/o=sphenoid bone/nerve/artery, palat/o=palatine bone/nerve/artery,-ine=of; gangli/o=nerve bundle, neur/o=nerve,-algia=pain). When trying to stay cool, beware of ice cream side effects! BRAIN FREEZE! @brett_ely

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#MedTerm in the News: Cryptorchidism (Crypt/o=hidden, Orchid/o=testes, -ism=condition) AKA undescended testicle(s). Recently, athletes with failed drug tests (testosterone) have claimed this is a result of consuming meat from cryptochid/uncastrated animals https://t.co/UciTfnbbgW

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Therefore, Happy Mothers day to to Dr. @brett_ely ! You are an incredible DURA and PIA mater, and this little one totally adores you.

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MedTerm fun fact MOTHER’S day Ed. There are 3 tissues surrounding your CNS named mother. You can use these to wish a Happy #MothersDay. Use DURA mater if she is a tough mother, PIA mater if she is tender, or ARACHNOID mater if your mom resembles a spider! #MedTerm #HphyUo

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MedTerm Kentucky Derby Ed: EIPH (Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage; Pulm/o=lung, -ary=pertaining to; Hem/o=blood, -rrhage=bursting/flow) stress failure of lung capillaries result in blood in the airways. Idiopathic condition in some horses after hard efforts. #MedTerm #HphyUo

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MedTerm in the NEWS: Rhabdomyolysis (Rhabd/o=rod, my/o=muscle,-lysis=destruction) a condition where skeletal muscle is damaged and cellular contents enter circulation. Although some muscle breakdown is benign, extensive rhabdomyolysis can cause kidney damage. #MedTerm #HphyUo

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MedTerm in the NEWS: Myotonic Dystrophy (my/o=muscle, ton/e=tension,-ic=pertaining to; dys-=bad,-trophy=nourishment). Genetic disorder where contacted muscle doesn’t return to a fully relaxed state. An underlining cause of Gilbert Gottfried cardiac arrhythmia. #MedTerm

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Foot-strike hemolysis (hem/o=red blood cell, -lysis=destruction)rupture of RBCs via compressive forces between the feet and ground was once assumed to cause anemia in endurance athletes. However, hemodilution from training likely cause the false anemia #MedTerm @HphyUo @brett_ely

[Matthew Ely, PhD @MedTermMatt]

My EB poster is directly across from Gary Sieck (Mayo Clinic) and Vienna Brunt (Colorado)! They must be grouping the best with a “not so best” to prop my science! Thanks Science #gerrymandering