keuhkalvolla

Keuhkalvolla is the Finnish adessive form of keuhkalvo, a term that denotes the pleural membrane, the serous membrane that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs. In medical descriptions, keuhkalvolla is used to indicate a location on the pleura, for example when noting findings, lesions, fluid, or other conditions affecting the pleural surface.

In clinical and radiological reporting, phrases involving keuhkalvolla describe observations tied to the pleural surface rather than to the lung tissue alone. While the phrase itself does not name a disease, it helps specify where a condition is located—for instance, when a pathological change is described as present on the pleural membrane. This usage reflects Finnish anatomical terminology, where surfaces and membranes are commonly identified by attaching the relevant body part to kalvo (membrane).

Etymologically, keuhkalvo combines keuhko (lung) with kalvo (membrane). The -lla suffix marks location on a surface (adessive case), so keuhkalvolla literally means “on the pleural membrane.” The form is primarily encountered in professional Finnish-language medical texts and documentation; in everyday language, the construction is less common, and the term remains specialized to anatomical and clinical contexts.