extremity
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) an external body part that projects from the body
Examples "it is important to keep the extremities warm" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The muscles of the extremities , chest wall , neck , and abdominal wall were soft , pale , and atrophic . Related terms external_body_part limb claw parapodium fin mouthpart swimmeret vertebrate_foot digit chelicera |
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[ noun ] the greatest or utmost degree
Examples : "the extremity of despair" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the outermost or farthest region or point
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[ noun ] an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
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[ noun ] (zoology) that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
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