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extremity

/ɛk-/
noun
  1. The most extreme or furthest point of something.

  2. An extreme measure.

  3. A hand or foot.

    "Guillain–Barré syndrome causes one to not be able to move one’s extremities."

Synonymstip, appendage, limb

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