What is "in extremis"

"at the point of death," Latin, literally "in the farthest reaches."

prep.phr. 1 At the point of death. 2 In desperate circumstances.

adv. at the point of death

In extremis or extremis may refer to:

• In extremis, a Latin phrase meaning "in the farthest reaches" or "at the point of death"
• In Extremis (Days Between Stations album), 2013
• In Extremis (Thinking Plague album), 1998
• In extremis (film), a 2000 film by Etienne Faure
• In Extremis (play), a 2006 play by Howard Brenton
• Extremis, an Iron Man story arc
• Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom, an attraction at the London Dungeon

In Extremis: The Story of Abelard & Heloise is a play by Howard Brenton on the story of Heloise and Abelard, which premiered at the Globe Theatre on 27 August 2006 with a 15 performance run. The play was directed by John Dove with design by Michael Taylor, and music by William Lyons. It was revived for a 2-week run from 15 May 2007 with the same director and most of the same cast.

An early draft of the play was written in 1997 at the University of California at Davis during Brenton's term as its Granada Fellow, and performed by MFA students of its Drama Department (with Sarah Pia Anderson directing).

In extremis is a 2000 French film written and directed by Etienne Faure. It tells the story of Thomas, a young man whose lover dies, leaving Thomas to fight for custody of her orphaned son. It takes its name from the Latin phrase which means "in the furthest reaches" or "at the point of death".

In Extremis is the fourth studio album by Thinking Plague.

In Extremis is the second full-length album by the Los Angeles, California based progressive rock band Days Between Stations. In Extremis is a concept album about a man at the point of death. The title "In Extremis" refers to the Latin term "In extremity" – A term used in reference to the last illness prior to death.

The album contains one of the last studio performances by former Yes guitarist Peter Banks.

The album was listed in several "top 10" lists for Progressive Rock albums of 2013, including Progarchives.com and SomethingElseReviews.com.

In early 2014, the band released "In Extremis" in the vinyl format as a 2LP gatefold with 2 versions: a limited edition colored vinyl (50 units) and a larger edition in black vinyl (450 units).

In June 2014, the band released their first music video for the track "The Man Who Died Two Times" from the album, featuring Colin Moulding of XTC on lead vocals.