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morula
[ mawr-oo-luh, -yoo- ]
/ ˈmɔr ʊ lə, -yʊ- /
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noun, plural mor·u·las, mor·u·lae [mawr-oo-lee, -yoo-]. /ˈmɔr ʊˌli, -yʊ-/. Embryology.
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
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Origin of morula
OTHER WORDS FROM morula
mor·u·lar, adjectivepre·mor·u·lar, adjectivepseu·do·mor·u·lar, adjectiveWords nearby morula
mortmain, Morton, Morton Grove, mortsafe, mortuary, morula, morwong, moryah, MOS, mosaic, mosaic disease
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British Dictionary definitions for morula
morula
/ (ˈmɒrjʊlə) /
noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
Derived forms of morula
morular, adjectiveWord Origin for morula
C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron
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Scientific definitions for morula
morula
[ môr′yə-lə ]
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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