morula
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Origin of morula
1Other words from morula
- mor·u·lar, adjective
- pre·mor·u·lar, adjective
- pseu·do·mor·u·lar, adjective
Words Nearby morula
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How to use morula in a sentence
This stage is called the morula (“mulberry,” which it somewhat resembles in shape).
We called this accumulation of cells the mulberry state (morula), because it resembles a mulberry or blackberry.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2) | Ernst HaeckelThis morula, as I have called it, reproduces the next stage in the development of life.
As a consequence of this superficial concentration we get segmentation of the vitellus, with the production of a morula.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane LeducWithout the foreground—that is itself strongly purpled by the banks of the flor morula—all is purple and mystic.
Uruguay | W. H. Koebel
British Dictionary definitions for morula
/ (ˈmɒrjʊlə) /
embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
Origin of morula
1Derived forms of morula
- morular, adjective
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Scientific definitions for morula
[ môr′yə-lə ]
The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula.
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