Murtuneisuus
Murtuneisuus is a Finnish term meaning fracture susceptibility. In general use, it denotes the propensity of a material or tissue to fracture under applied stress. The concept is used in two main domains: materials science and biomechanics/medicine.
In materials science, murtuneisuus describes how readily a material cracks or fails under load. Lower murtuneisuus
In biomechanics, murtuneisuus refers to bone fragility and fracture risk, particularly in osteoporosis or aging. Factors
Limitations: The term is primarily used in Finnish-language literature and may overlap with established measures of
Origin: derived from murtuma (fracture) and the suffix -isuus (forming abstract nouns).