mor·u·la
(môr′yə-lə, môr′ə-)n. pl. mor·u·lae (-lē′)
The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum.
[New Latin mōrula, feminine diminutive of Latin mōrum, mulberry.]
mor′u·lar adj.
mor′u·la′tion n.
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morula
(ˈmɒrjʊlə)n, pl -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
(Biology) embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
[C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron]
ˈmorular adj
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mor•u•la
(ˈmɔr ʊ lə, -yʊ-)n., pl. -las, -lae (-ˌli)
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of an ovum before the formation of a blastula.
[1855–60; < New Latin, = Latin mōr(um) mulberry + -ula -ule]
mor′u•lar, adj.
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morula
The ball of cells produced from a fertilized cell after three days. See zygote.
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| Noun | 1. |  morula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastulaconceptus, fertilized egg, embryo - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life |
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