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mor⋅u⋅la

  [mawr-oo-luh, -yoo-]
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–noun, plural -las, -lae  [-lee] . Embryology.
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Origin:
1855–60; < NL, equiv. to L mōr(um) mulberry + -ula -ule

Related forms:
mor⋅u⋅lar, adjective
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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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Main Entry: mor·u·la
Pronunciation: 'mor-(y)&-l&, 'mär-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mor·u·lae /-"lE, -"lI/
: a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula —compare GASTRULA —mor·u·lar /-l&r/ adjective —mor·u·la·tion /"mor-(y)&-'lA-sh&n, "mär-/ noun
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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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