tulehduksiin

Tulehduksiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun tulehdus, meaning inflammations. In Finnish grammar, illative forms express movement toward or into something, and the plural form tulehduksiin is used when referring to multiple inflammations or to a general notion of entering into inflammatory processes. The word combines the stem tulehduks- with the illative plural suffix -iin, resulting in tulehduksiin.

The term is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. It appears in medical, scientific, and formal Finnish when describing conditions, processes, or risks that involve inflammation in more than one site or instance. For example, the phrase johtaa tulehduksiin means “to lead to inflammations,” indicating a causal or prospective relationship. In clinical or epidemiological writing, tulehduksiin may appear in statements about how diseases can provoke multiple inflammatory reactions or how certain exposures influence several inflammatory pathways.

Usage notes: tulehduksiin is typically found in written or formal Finnish and is most common in medical or academic contexts. It is distinct from the singular tulehdus (inflammation) and from other grammatical cases of the same noun. Its interpretation depends on the surrounding verbs and nouns, which determine whether the reference is to a single episode spreading to multiple sites, to the general concept of inflammations, or to a pathway leading into inflammatory states.

See also: tulehdus, tulehduksen, tulehduksia (various forms of inflammation); illative case in Finnish grammar.