Puudutuksena

Puudutuksena is a Finnish linguistic form that means “as anesthesia” or “in the role of anesthesia.” It is used to indicate that a procedure is performed under anesthesia, typically local anesthesia, but it can apply to other forms of anesthesia as well. The word is built from the noun puudutus (numbing, anesthesia) with the translative suffix -ksi, yielding the form puudutuksena. In medical contexts, it often appears in combination with a descriptive noun, such as paikallispuudutuksena (as local anesthesia).

Usage and scope

Puudutuksena is primarily found in formal or medical language, including patient records, clinical notes, and procedural descriptions. It signals that anesthesia was used to achieve numbness or lack of sensation during a procedure. For example, paikallispuudutuksena suoritettu toimenpide translates to “a procedure performed under local anesthesia.” The term emphasizes the role of anesthesia in the execution of the procedure rather than the procedure itself.

Relation to related terms

The Finnish medical vocabulary distinguishes between different types of anesthesia, including paikallinen puudutus (local anesthesia), perifeerinen tai nerve block anesthesia, epiduraali- or spinal anesthesia, and yleisanestesia (general anesthesia). Puudutuksena serves as a general grammatical way to say “as anesthesia,” while specific modifiers (such as paikallis- or yleis-) describe the exact method used.

See also

Paikallinen puudutus, yleisanestesia, regional anesthesia, local anesthesia.