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extremity

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Số nhiều: extremities

This term carries a clinical or geographical coldness. When referring to the body, it strips away the identity of the limb, treating hands and feet as mere peripheral endpoints rather than functional tools. It is common in medical reports or forensic descriptions where precision outweighs warmth. In a situational sense, it describes a state of desperation or a breaking point. It suggests a boundary that has been pushed to its absolute edge, evoking a feeling of tension or crisis where no further movement or increase is possible.

Countable when referring to physical limbs or geographic points. Uncountable when referring to the intensity of a condition or a state of desperation.

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Danh từ

The furthest point or limit of something.

"the northern extremity of the island"

Danh từ

A hand or a foot.

"a frostbitten extremity"

Danh từ

The quality of being extreme or intense.

"the extremity of the heat"

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