uciskowych

Uciskowych is a Polish adjective form derived from ucisk, meaning compression or squeezing. The term is used to describe things that apply pressure or relate to compression. In technical and everyday language, uciskowy and its inflected forms appear in phrases naming devices, garments, and therapeutic methods that generate or rely on pressure. The neuter plural nominative form uciskowe is common in compound terms such as pończochy uciskowe or opaski uciskowe, while uciskowych is the genitive plural form used when the adjective accompanies a plural noun in the genitive case, for example opasek uciskowych or pończoch uciskowych.

Common usages:

- Medical and therapeutic: compression stockings (pończochy uciskowe), compression bands (opaski uciskowe), and other garments or bandages used to improve venous return or reduce edema.

- Sports and apparel: compression garments designed to support muscles and reduce fatigue.

- Industrial and engineering contexts: components that apply or measure pressure, such as seals or clamps described as uciskowe elements.

Etymology and related terms:

From the noun ucisk (pressure) plus the suffix -owy, forming an adjective meaning “related to compression.” Related forms include uciskowa (feminine) and uciskowe (neuter or plural), with ucisk being the root noun for related terms such as ucisk, uciskanie, and uciskowy.

See also: ucisk, uciskowy, compression therapy.