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in extremis

 [in ek-stre´mis] (L.)
at the point of death.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis),
At the point of death.
[L. extremus, last]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

in extremis

At the point of death; circling the drain
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis)
At the point of death.
[L. extremus, last]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

in extremis

Adv . near to death, in extreme danger of dying.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

in ex·tre·mis

(in eks-trē'mis)
At the point of death.
[L. extremus, last]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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For that reason, we need to think it through carefully, and actually proclaim it as a justifiable thing in extremis. Then at least we will not be accused of being hypocrites.
It is a direct, unflinching image of the common people in extremis.
The European Commission had intended to launch infringement proceedings, at the end of the week, against Malta for failing to respect Directive 79/409/EEC on the protection of wild birds when the government in Valletta notified a new law, in extremis, at the end of March in line with EU legislation.
Just staggering what individuals, athletes, sportsmen can pull together in extremis! Just staggering, the style of the goal Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink put away!
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Just before water impact, the pilot realized he was in extremis. He attempted ejection but was already out of the envelope.
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Though the senses of touch and hearing, scent (to a lesser degree) and even (in extremis) taste are helpful in orientating ourselves three dimensionally, sight (for those blessed to have it) is quite the most important sense in understanding our relationship to the physical world.
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