Pullistunut

Pullistunut is a Finnish adjective describing something that has bulged, protruded, or swollen outward. It is the past participle form of the verb pullistua, which conveys the sense of something expanding or sticking out due to pressure, growth, or inflammation. The term can be used in everyday language as well as in medical contexts.

In usage, pullistunut typically modifies a noun to indicate a visible bulge or protrusion. Examples include pullistunut vatsa (bulging belly), pullistuneet lihakset (bulging muscles), or pullistunut vuorauksen kuvailu in descriptive writing. In medical language, the noun pullistuma is common, and phrases such as välilevyn pullistuma (disc bulge) or pullistunut välilevy are used to describe protruding spinal discs or similar tissue protrusions. While pullistunut can be employed informally to describe non-pathological bulges, in clinical settings more precise terms are often preferred.

Grammatically, pullistunut functions as an adjective or past participle and must agree with the noun it describes in number and case. Related terms include pullistuma (a bulge or protrusion) and pullistua (to bulge or protrude).

See also: pullistuma, välilevyn pullistuma, pullistuva (the present participle, describing something that is bulging).