terveydelliset

Terveydelliset is Finnish an adjective meaning health-related or pertaining to health. It is formed from the noun terveys (health) with the suffix -ellinen, which denotes relation or relevance. The term is used to describe aspects, factors, conditions or data that influence, reflect, or concern people’s health. It is common in public health, medicine, social sciences and health policy to indicate a connection to health rather than to describe something as inherently healthy.

In usage, terveydelliset typically precedes the noun it modifies or acts as a compound descriptor in phrases such as terveydelliset riskitekijät (health-related risk factors), terveydelliset vaikutukset (health effects) or terveydelliset olosuhteet (health-related conditions). The form inflects like other Finnish adjectives: there are terveydelliset tekijät in the plural nominative, and corresponding inflected forms are used in different cases and numbers to agree with the noun.

Etymologically, terveydelliset derives from terveys with the common Finnish adjective suffix -ellinen, which is used to form descriptive terms indicating a relationship to a concept or domain. In practice, ennen kaikkea terveydelliset is used to distinguish aspects tied to health from other, non-health-related factors. A closely related expression is terveys-/terveyteen liittyvät, which can often be used interchangeably to emphasize the association with health.

Related terms and phrases include terveydellinen (the more general sense of healthy or health-promoting when describing things like ruokavalio or elämäntapa) and terveys- compounds such as terveysvaikutukset, terveysriskit, and terveydentila, which provide alternative ways to discuss health in descriptive or analytical contexts.