Osteomalacia is the term used to describe a similar condition occurring in adults, generally due to a deficiency of vitamin D. The origin of the word " rickets " is probably from the Old English dialect word ' wrickken ', to twist.

: Both of these magazines usually include two standard grid-style cryptic crosswords, as well as one bar-style with a twist -- typically a rule, described by unclued entries, that requires the solver to amend a number of answers in a similar fashion to fit them into the grid.

A similar twist was later used during Robinson 2011.

Star Trek: Voyager introduced another twist, when " surplus " EMHs, such sophisticated expert systems as to be almost indistinguishable from human, being effectively reduced to slavery, while other, similar systems were turned into sentient prey.

) Also notable are Dread Zeppelin, who take Led Zeppelin songs and cover them in a reggae fashion with the added twist of an Elvis Presley impersonation on the lead vocal ; Nine Inch Elvis, who take Elvis Presley songs and rework them in an industrial fashion similar to Nine Inch Nails ; and Beatallica, who " mix up " songs from The Beatles and Metallica into Metallica-sounding songs with humorous lyrics referring to both bands ' works.

Most hub gears are operated in a similar manner, with a single twist, trigger or thumb-shifter.

The blades of a Darrieus turbine can be canted into a helix, e. g. three blades and a helical twist of 60 degrees, similar to Gorlov's water turbines.

Because the torsion beam acts in the lateral plane, not vertically, the twist beam axle cannot provide ride height adjustment, and it suffers, to some extent, similar car handling limitations as other beam axle suspensions.

In a twist of history, the New Zealand faction of the League of Rights, unlike similar organisations in Australia and the United Kingdom, was structurally and historically unrelated to Social Credit.

The constant E was that of nylon which is similar to hair in its bend and twist moduli.

: In the English dubbed version of Prince of Tennis, the twist serve is referred to as the kick serve, which is similar to the twist serve, but is considered to be less powerful and easier to perform than the twist serve.

The gameplay is very similar to that of Galaga but with an added twist: the game is presented in a forced 3D perspective, with the player's ship facing ' into ' the screen and able to move around the perimeter of an implicit circle-essentially, Gyruss was Galaga mapped onto a Tempest-like cylinder.

" The artistic influence of Metal Gear Solid 2 can be seen in later video games such as Goichi Suda's similarly postmodern game Killer7, the similarly metanarrative game Portal, the survival horror title Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, and particularly the first-person shooter BioShock, which featured a similar plot twist to Metal Gear Solid 2.

It is very similar to the cow hitch except there is an additional twist on each side of the bight, making it less prone to slipping.

Although slightly different in format the series could be seen as a direct precursor to A Bit of Fry and Laurie, the 1989 television series ( piloted in 1987 ), which employed a very similar style of humour and wordplay ( indeed, it invented the language Strom, which gave birth to the farewell phrase " Soupy twist ", and also gave rise to the phrase " Mr. Music, will you play ?").

The bits use a rotary motion similar to a twist drill however ; the bits are designed with bearing pads that slide along the surface of the hole keeping the drill bit on center.

Thus, Butrica argues that the twist in Catullus 79 is the pun on Clodius ’ s cognomen with a synonym for exoletus, and he connects this characterization with fragments of lost Cicero speeches that attribute similar qualities to Clodius Pulcher.

A similar, taller skyscraper featuring a 90 ° twist is the Infinity Tower, currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Anya's blunt innocence was similar to a plot twist, as viewers did not expect the depth of sensitivity that she portrayed in her monologue, which Whedon considers " the heart of the experience " and critic Noel Murray reiterates as the " whole point of the episode in bolded, capital letters ".

A common derivative is called " Twa Corbies " (" Two Ravens " or " Two Crows "), and it follows a similar general story, but with a cynical twist.

* In the Terry Pratchett Discworld novel Men at Arms, a similar landscape boundary is used for a comedic twist: designed by ill-famed engineer Bergholt Stuttley Johnson, the ha-ha is accidentally specified to be 50 feet deep, is called a hoho, and is reported to have claimed the lives of three gardeners.

The measurable benefits of using a TMS are similar to those found in a CMS, but with a multilingual twist: the localization workflow is automated, thus reducing management and overhead costs and time for everyone involved ; localization costs are reduced, time to market is decreased and translation quality improves ; finally, the cooperation between headquarters and national branches increases thanks to more thorough reporting.

In the mornings, I was informed, fluorescent tubes, similar to the one above the counter, illuminated the entire hall.

But on one occasion when I encountered a similar fantasy in a little boy who was my patient I began to understand the uncanny effects of this story.

but both groups were so closely knit that despite individual differences the family life in both cases was remarkably similar in atmosphere if not entirely in content -- the one being definitely Jewish and the other vaguely Christian.

Against Seebohm formidable foes have taken the field, notably F. W. Maitland, whose Domesday Book And Beyond was written expressly for this purpose, and Sir Paul Vinogradoff whose The Growth Of The Manor had a similar aim.

With these and similar tales he was entertaining his English friends, all of whom he was seeing when he was not showing Blackman the sights of London and its environs.

What was missing in the Governor's argument, as in so many similar arguments, was a premise which would enable one to make the ethical leap from what might be militarily desirable to what is right.

The state was confronted with transportation problems similar to those of the individual.

The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''.

Space was provided for short-time guest medical exhibits, and the Museum collected new accessions of microscopes, medical, surgical, and diagnostic instruments, uniform, and similar items of historical medico-military significance.

For the low-temperature measurements the sample was cooled by a cold nitrogen gas flow method similar to that of Andrew and Eades.

This sample was contained in a cylindrical container similar to that described above.

On the other hand, a similar attack might have been made on City B whose population was known to be lousy.

The mucosa of the jejunum and ileum showed similar changes, and in some areas the submucosa was edematous and contained considerable numbers of neutrophils.

These conjugates Af had much less nonspecific staining than the previous conjugate ( with 50 mg FITC per gram of globulin ) while the specific staining was similar in both cases.

However, a similar privilege was not specifically provided in section 168 for a person acquiring emergency facilities.

On the morning following the Pratt Hall meeting the editor of the Providence Daily Journal wrote that although the meeting was milder and less extreme than those held in other areas for similar purposes, it could have been avoided completely.

It was only after we had responded, with what I fear were similar cliches, that she went into action by questioning our desire for friendship and understanding with a challenge about aggressive and warlike actions by the U.S. Government in Cuba and Laos.

The event was so successful that the Interior Secretary plans to serve as impresario for similar ones from time to time, hoping thereby to add to the cultural enrichment of the Administration.

All the officials on the case seem to have been afflicted with a similar myopia as far as Bridget was concerned, although records in police files contain many reports of servants who have murdered their employers.

The discovery during the Second World War that guar gum was similar to imported locust gum increased its cultivation in western Asia and initiated it in the United States.

The teacher thought it was so successful that she asks: `` Wouldn't it be helpful to all age groups if they could participate in a similar confessional of their fears and worries ''??

Even though this may appear similar to a series of animation drawings, there was no way of viewing the images in motion.