morula
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| —n , pl -las, -lae | |
| 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] | |
| 'morular | |
| —adj | |
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morula 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.
mor'u·lar adj.
mor'u·la'tion (-lā'shən) n.
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| morula (môr'yə-lə) Pronunciation Key
Plural morulae (môr'yə-lē') The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula. |
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morula
solid mass of blastomeres resulting from a number of cleavages of a zygote, or fertilized egg. Its name derives from its resemblance to a mulberry (Latin: morum). A morula is usually produced in those species the eggs of which contain little yolk and, consequently, undergo complete cleavage. Those blastomeres on the surface of the morula give rise to extra-embryonic parts of the embryo. The cells of the interior, the inner cell mass, develop into the embryo proper
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Here, it is called the morula, the source of totipotent stem cells.
For diagnosis, morula may be found in monocytes and lymphocytes in lymph node aspirates.
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