Learner's definition of QUARRY. 1. : to dig or take (stone or other materials) from a quarry. â often used as (be) quarried. [+ object]. Limestone is quarried in this area. The stone used for these buildings was quarried from a nearby site.
The mastoid process is a conical prominence projecting from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.It is located just behind the external acoustic meatus, and lateral to the styloid process.he mastoid process is a conical prominence projecting from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
The mastoid is a honeycomb of air cells located behind the ear. The air cells are lined by a thin mucous membrane. The mastoid is connected to the part of the ear where the hearing and balance mechanisms are located. The mastoid can be affected by diseases such as infection and cholesteatoma.