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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
extremity /ɪkˈstrɛmɪti, ɛk-/

▶noun (pl. extremities)

1 the furthest point or limit.
■ (extremities) the hands and feet.

2 severity or seriousness.
■ extreme adversity.

'extremity' also found in these Oxford entries:

acromegaly - acromion - animal - conus - decumbent - foot - Hesperian - horn - moline - parson's nose - pole - potent - skewback - tail fin - terminate - terminus - tip - unipolar - vegetal - yardarm

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