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extremities



NOUN
animate being's appendage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Temperature readings can also be wrong if patient's extremities are cold.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Which is to say that she has always been curious about the extremities of human behavior.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024

These complications include carotid artery calcification, calcification of the abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels in the lower extremities, and small vessel disease in the feet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

At this summer’s performance at the Teragram Ballroom, Sullivan’s two feet and tap board thrummed along with Goldings’ Hammond B3 organ and extremities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

“Once the heart has ceased to beat, a man’s blood runs down into his extremities, where it thickens and congeals.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin



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