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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morulation
(ˌmɒrjʊˈleɪʃən) n (Physiology) the process in which a morula is formed by the cleavage of an ovum
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