Yksisoluihin

Yksisoluihin is Finnish for “into single cells” and functions as the illative plural form of the noun yksisolu, meaning a single cell. The term is primarily used in biological and biomedical contexts to describe processes that separate or distribute cells into individual, non-clustered units.

In Finnish grammar, yksisoluihin is formed by taking the singular stem yksisolu and adding the illative plural suffix -iin, which conveys direction or movement into multiple objects. The corresponding forms include yksisolu (singular nominative), yksisolut (plural nominative), yksisoluun (illative singular), and yksisoluihin (illative plural). The choice of illative implies a transition into a state comprising multiple single cells.

Usage and context

Yksisoluihin is commonly used when describing laboratory procedures that produce a suspension of single cells from tissue or cell aggregates. In scientific writing, researchers may report that tissue was enzymatically dissociated to yield a suspension of cells, or that cells were prepared for single-cell analyses by distributing them into yksisoluihin. This form appears in manuals, experimental methods, and data reports where the focus is on obtaining individual cells for downstream applications such as flow cytometry, single-cell sequencing, or cell culture.

Etymology and related terms

The term is built from yksisolu (single cell) with the illative plural suffix -iin. Related forms include yksisolu, yksisolut (plural nominative), and yksisoluun (illative singular). The concept contrasts with plurally aggregated cell blocks or tissue, where the outcome is not einzel cells but more complex structures. See also single-cell sequencing, cell isolation, and tissue dissociation.