meaning of extremity
1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
2. One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
5. an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities
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