Modifies a noun

• prominence: Any bony prominence or any muscle or tendon can be affected.

• outgrowth: The surrounding bone reacts by growing thicker, forming bony outgrowths which can cause inflammation in the surrounding tissues.

• overgrowth: The loss of cartilage, the wearing of bone, and the bony overgrowth at the edges can change the shape of the joint.

• protrusion: They consist of a body and an arch with seven bony protrusions or processes at the rear.

• metastasis: Pain due to bony metastases is usually localized, except where there is associated nerve involvement or damage.

• pelvis: Obviously the soft parts would be more effected by repeated pregnancies than the bony pelvis.

Modifying Another Word

• very: It turned out to be the very bony hand of an Indian man.

• rather: By comparison, a Northern Pike was just a tasty and rather bony meal.

• so: They look so bony and huge, they look like men's feet.

• not: The chinchilla should feel firm and solid and certainly not bony when handled.