Suurjänteiset

Suurjänteiset is a Finnish compound term formed from suur ("large") and jänteiset, the plural form of jänteinen, which relates to tendons or tendon-like tissue. In everyday Finnish usage the word is not a standard technical label, and its meaning depends on context. Rarely, it may be encountered as a descriptive phrase indicating the presence of sizeable tendinous structures, rather than as a named concept or established category.

Because suurjänteiset is not an established term in major anatomical or biological references, its interpretation relies on surrounding text. In descriptive passages, it could be used to emphasize prominent tendinous tissue in a specimen, a limb with notable tendon development, or musculotendinous units with particularly large tendons. In other contexts, the same form might appear in poetic or informal writing to convey resilience or stiffness metaphorically, though such usage is not standard in scientific language.

Etymology-wise, the word combines suur ("large") with jänteinen (tendinous, tendon-related). The plural form jänteiset agrees with a plural noun it modifies. There is no widely recognized organization, theory, or place named Suurjänteiset in standard Finnish-language sources.

See also: jänne (tendon), lihas-jänne-järjestelmä (musculotendinous system), anatomical terminology in Finnish.