Extremity1. (n.) The farthest or remotest part; as, the extremities of a country.
2. (n.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
3. (n.) The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
4. (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
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