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1. (n.) morula
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of an ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Etymology: (1855–60; < NL, = L mōr(um) mulberry +-ula -ule)
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1. (noun) morula
a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
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1. (noun) morula
the sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See Segmentation
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1. morula
An early embryo that is a compact mass of about 16 BLASTOMERES. It resembles a cluster of mulberries with two types of cells, outer cells and inner cells. Morula is the stage before BLASTULA in non-mammalian animals or a BLASTOCYST in mammals.
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