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extremity

[ik-strem-i-tee] / ɪkˈstrɛm ɪ ti /


NOUN
animate being's appendage
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STRONG


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With 16 full-length records, many banned and censored for their grotesque album cover art, and song titles and lyrics that sparked political outrage, Cannibal Corpse built its reputation on extremity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

McSpadden also cited the ongoing efforts to reintroduce jaguars to the southern extremity of Ibera Argentina.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

More than 6,700 patients who had surgery to treat a closed lower extremity or pelvic fracture and 1,700 patients who had surgery to treat an open fracture participated in the study.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

Always before, in any extremity, I had caught the first plane to Mr. Elijah Muhammad.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey