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Definition of extremity
extremities
1a : the farthest or most remote part, section, or point the island's westernmost extremityb : a limb of the body; especially : a human hand or foot
2a : extreme danger or critical needb : a moment marked by imminent destruction or death
3a : an intense degree the extremity of his participation — Saturday Rev.b : the utmost degree (as of emotion or pain)
4 : a drastic or desperate act or measure driven to extremities
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Examples of extremity in a Sentence
The extremity of her grief is impossible to imagine.
made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity
Recent Examples of extremity from the Web
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The data was so specific that Waldrop actually gleaned definitive clues showing that someone who hurt a lower extremity was healthier on one side versus the other.
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Doctors Glen Gaston and Brayn Loeffler are hand and upper extremity surgeons with OrthoCarolina in Charlotte who operated on Johnson in hopes of getting her as much movement as possible.
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At the Conversation, Jane Draycott of the University of Glasgow notes prostheses have also been found in ancient Greece, and advancements in this field likely followed war as soldiers with missing extremities returned home.
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A lack of blood flow to her extremities turned her hands stone cold, purple and unrecognizable to Ouweleen.
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Trump may be different in degree and extremity from his predecessors, but his administration’s secrecy is part of a disturbing, bipartisan progression.
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One woman in her 50s with progressive weakness, swelling and tingling in her extremities was eventually diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Some persons may have vision problems or tingling in their extremities.
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Pinkerton was put on a six-month course of medications with side effects that included depression, loss of appetite and tingling in his extremities.
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First Known Use of extremity
14th century
Other Anatomy Terms
EXTREMITY Defined for English Language Learners
extremity
playDefinition of extremity for English Language Learners
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: a hand or foot
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: the farthest limit, point, or part of something
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: a very great or extreme degree or amount of something (such as emotion or pain)
EXTREMITY Defined for Kids
extremity
playDefinition of extremity for Students
extremities
1 : the farthest limit, point, or part the extremity of the island
2 : an end part (as a foot) of a limb of the body
3 : an extreme degree (as of emotion)
Medical Dictionary
extremity
playMedical Definition of extremity
extremities
1: the farthest or most remote part, section, or point
2: a limb of the body; especially : a human hand or foot
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