The Munchkin is a relatively new breed of cat characterized by its very short legs, which is caused by a naturally occurring genetic mutation.

Furthermore, while achondroplasia is typically associated with an enlarged head as well as short legs, this combination of features is not seen in Munchkin cats.

After escaping that ordeal, Woot, the Tin Woodman as a tin owl, the Scarecrow as a straw-stuffed bear, and Polychrome as a canary turn south into the Munchkin Country and, with Polychrome's magic, reverse a spell cast on Tommy Kwikstep, a messenger boy who thoughtlessly wished himself twenty legs.

* Munchkin ( cat ), a breed of cat characterised by unusually short legs

`` Your aids are your attitude, which comes through your voice, your hands and legs -- voice to encourage, discourage or whatever the need may be ; ;

* One of the more serious of these side effects is tardive dyskinesia, in which the sufferer may show repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements ( that are permanent and have no cure ) often of the lips, face, legs, or torso.

White spots are sometimes present below the eyes, and there may be white markings on the legs and back ; the absence or presence of these white markings may be indicative of distinct races.

Wasting of muscle tissue of the lower parts of the legs may give rise to a " stork leg " or " inverted bottle " appearance.

In the transition between two positions the diver may for example bend their legs or curve at the waist, and points will not be deducted for doing so.

Once a diver is completely under the water they may choose to roll or scoop in the same direction their dive was rotating to pull their legs into a more vertical position.

Any voluntary muscle in the body may be affected, although the tremor is most commonly seen in the hands and arms and slightly less commonly in the neck ( causing the patient's head to shake ), tongue, and legs.

Although such goalkeepers may block or deflect the ball from the goal with any part of their bodies, and propel the ball with their feet, legs, the associated padding or their stick, they must always carry a stick.

As well, players may not raise their stick or play the ball above their knee level, and a stick cannot be placed in between a player's legs ( to avoid tripping ).

For a thrown snap, especially in formations wherein the ball may be snapped to players in different positions, the snapper will commonly bend over looking between his legs.

Farriers may forge custom shoes to help horses with bone or musculature problems in their legs, or fit commercially available remedial shoes.

A large harpsichord is, in a sense, a piece of furniture, as it stands alone on legs and may be styled in the manner of other furniture of its place and period.

It may also resemble a jumping spin roundhouse kick ( developed by James ' Two Screens ' Perkins ) into a spinning hook kick, all in one jump and one spin although the difference is that both legs should remain in the air at the same time for a considerable amount of time.

Several kicks may be called a scissor kick, involving swinging out the legs to kick multiple targets or using the legs to take down an opponent.

To catch prey that is out of reach, the Komodo dragon may stand on its hind legs and use its tail as a support.

Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include asymmetrical ptosis ( a drooping of one or both eyelids ), diplopia ( double vision ) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, an unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, dysphagia ( difficulty in swallowing ), shortness of breath and dysarthria ( impaired speech, often nasal due to weakness of the velar muscles ).

For numbers beyond this, the torso, legs and toes may be used, or one might count back up the other arm and back down the first, depending on the people.

These dogs have short legs, and may also have short muzzles.

This number is in the neighborhood of what a triangular perimeter ought to be but it cannot be verified against anything Pytheas may have said, nor is Diodorus Siculus very precise about the locations of the legs.

This phantom body pain is initially described as burning or tingling but may evolve into severe crushing or pinching pain, fire running down the legs, or a knife twisting in the flesh.

Davidson says that while attempts have been made to connect Sleipnir with hobby horses and steeds with more than four feet that appear in carnivals and processions, but that " a more fruitful resemblance seems to be on the bier on which a dead man is carried in the funeral procession by four bearers ; borne along thus, he may be described as riding on a steed with eight legs.

The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture theorizes that Sleipnir's eight legs may be the remnants of horse-associated divine twins found in Indo-European cultures and ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion.

Depending on species, the larval stage may or may not possess legs.

`` Gyp'll be holdin' forth in some bar if he's here at all '', Cobb declared, glancing along the street as they stretched their legs.

No fold could be accidental, each turn of the drapery had to serve organically, to cover the Madonna's slender legs and feet so that they would give substantive support to Christ's body, to intensify her inner turmoil.

The push-up itself can be taught by starting at the top of the push-up with legs spread wide.

However nothing on four legs was supposed to be faster than a lion over a short distance, unless it was a cheetah.

Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.

Sir John Tenniel's illustration of the Caterpillar ( Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ) | Caterpillar for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is noted for its ambiguous central figure, whose head can be viewed as being a human male's face with a pointed nose and pointy chin or being the head end of an actual caterpillar, with the first two right " true " legs visible.

The abdomen is long, appears to be segmented and bears numerous pairs of flattened legs.

Restless legs syndrome can be treated using clonazepam as a third line treatment option as the use of clonazepam is still investigational.

This was the two-fluid theory of electricity, which was to be opposed by Benjamin Franklin's one-fluid theory later in the century. Late 1780s diagram of Galvani's experiment on frog legs.

Tremor occurring in the legs might be diagnosable as Orthostatic Tremor.

In order to precisely align the legs so that the connecting girders could be put into place, a provision had been made to enable precise adjustments by placing hydraulic jacks in the footings for each of the girders making up the legs.

Giraffes would probably not be competent swimmers as their long legs would be highly cumbersome in the water, although they could possibly float.

When swimming, the thorax would be weighed down by the front legs, making it difficult for the animal to move its neck and legs in harmony or keep its head above the surface.

Bit commands should be given with only the quietest movements of the hands, and much steering and stopping should be done with the legs and seat.