extremity

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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

Guimarães and Lancaster give themselves fearlessly over to a story that is extreme but in a way that is true to the extremity of adolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

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

From Salon • May 31, 2024

In the U.S., more than 160,000 lower extremity amputations are performed annually due to complications from diabetic foot ulcers, costing the American health system about $30 billion a year.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Mr. Gitney had begun to take a greater interest in the extremity of my mother’s condition.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson