Dictionary definition · extremity
noun
- an external body part that projects from the body"it is important to keep the extremities warm"
- an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- the greatest or utmost degree"the extremity of despair"
- the outermost or farthest region or point
- that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).