lääketieteellisenä

Lääketieteellinen is an Finnish adjective meaning medical. The form lääketieteellisenä is the translative case of this adjective and is used to express “as medical” or “in a medical sense,” often indicating a role, perspective, or context. The translative suffix -na/-nä signals a transformation or designation, for example when something is considered in a particular capacity.

In usage, lääketieteellisenä typically appears in phrases that compare or frame a discussion from a medical standpoint. Common examples include medical perspectives, definitions, or assessments. For instance, tutkija tarkastelee ilmiötä lääketieteellisenä näkökulmana, meaning “the researcher examines the phenomenon from a medical perspective,” or hanke arvioidaan lääketieteellisenä ratkaisuna, meaning “the project is evaluated as a medical solution.” The form is primarily found in formal or academic Finnish, including medical literature, ethics discussions, and policy texts.

Related forms include lääketieteellinen (the base adjective meaning “medical”) and lääketieteellisesti (the adverb meaning “medically”). The root is lääketiede (medicine), reflecting the field’s terminology and terminology-building patterns in Finnish.

See also: lääketiede, lääketieteellinen tutkimus, medisi(n)al terms in Finnish, and the broader use of translative forms to denote roles or viewpoints in scholarly writing.