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morulation

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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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