szyjnego

Szyjnego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective szyjny, meaning neck-related or cervical. The base szyjny comes from the noun szyja (neck) and is widely used in anatomical and medical terminology to describe structures located in or associated with the neck or the cervical region of the spine. Polish adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, so szyjny has several forms, including szyjnego in the masculine/neuter genitive singular and szyjnej in the feminine genitive singular; the corresponding nominative forms are szyjny (masc), szyjna (fem), and szyjne (neut/plural).

In medical usage, szyjnego often appears in phrases where the following noun is in the genitive or when describing a cervical region with a masculine or neuter noun. Examples include nerw szyjny (cervical nerve) and nerwu szyjnego (of the cervical nerve); odcinek szyjnego kręgosłupa (cervical spine segment). Another common example is the term tętlica szyjnej, with the genitive form tętnicy szyjnej meaning “of the carotid artery.” The phrase ból szyjny describes neck pain, using the masculine nominative form szyjny.

The term is restricted largely to contexts involving anatomy, medicine, and related sciences, but its root remains part of broader Polish usage concerning the neck region. Understanding its declined forms helps parse phrases indicating possession or relation to the cervical area, such as “odcinek szyjnego kręgosłupa” or “tętnicy szyjnej.”