extremity
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6.5
- noun
- /ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/
- Specialized
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extremidad
- Stories of men with frozen extremities and other cold-related injuries are common throughout.
- lower extremity
- upper extremity
- extremity amputation
Within reason, Don't go putting an ice pack on an extremity for two hours.
- Within reason, Don't go putting an ice pack on an extremity for two hours.
- Blood pools from all your extremities your to your vital organs right.
- They're, they're generally taught to target external limbs, you know, extremities.
- They constrict our blood vessels causing higher blood pressure which help blood rush out to all the extremities that need blood.
- By far the most common blood clots that you're likely to have are a blood clot in an extremity, a leg or an arm, or a blood clot in your lungs.
- So like dead lift, squats, those sorts of like lower body extremities, working on exercise for that.
- Sometimes her lower extremities, her legs resemble a very young cub, like a bear.
Examples
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I am applying sunscreen to my lower extremities.
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You may experience swelling in your extremities as you rehydrate and discharge the salt.
Fiction book (2000) -
Now, please, bind my extremities as best you can.
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Her wet hair hung down her back, and already her extremities were blue.
Fiction book (1994) -
I can't feel any of my extremities, and I mean any of them.
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Her body was wide awake, conscious of its extremities: toes and fingers, elbows, scalp.
Fiction book (1993) -
Full neurological evaluation - Test lower extremities for strength, sensation, and deep tendon reflexes.
Academic text (2015) -
Subject has been exhibiting some edema in the lower extremities, specifically the ankles, cyanotic around the lips, and the toes.
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As feeling returned to Harrison's deep-chilled extremities, his punished nerve endings excited a host of tics and twitches.
Fiction book (1992) -
After the fall, he couldn't move any of his extremities, including his arms and legs.
Synonyms
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6.5
A body part that sticks out from the main body, like an arm or leg
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6.2
A part attached to something larger, like a limb on an animal or a small group added to an organization
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Etymology
Extremity comes from the Latin word extremus, meaning 'outermost' or 'end', and it shares the same root as extreme. So an extremity is a part (like a hand or foot) that is farthest 'out' from the body.