morula (redirected from morulae)

mor·u·la  (môry-l, môr-)

n. pl. mor·u·lae (-l)

The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum.

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[New Latin mrula, feminine diminutive of Latin mrum, mulberry.]

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moru·lar adj.

moru·lation n.

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morula  (môry-l)

Plural morulae (môry-l)

The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula.

Thesaurus

Noun

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morula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula conceptus, 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