Morula Definition

môryə-lə, môrə-
morulae
noun
A solid mass of cells, somewhat like a mulberry in shape, formed by cleavage of an ovum in the early stages of embryonic development.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Morula

Noun

Singular:
morula
Plural:
morulae

Origin of Morula

  • New Latin mōrula feminine diminutive of Latin mōrum mulberry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From diminutive of Latin morum (“mulberry").

    From Wiktionary

Morula Sentence Examples

  • When the cells of the morula stage of an embryo are shaken asunder, each, instead of forming the appropriate part of a single organism, may form a complete new organism.

  • About sixty hours after fertilization, approximately sixteen cells have formed to what is called a morula, still enclosed by the zona pellucida; three days after fertilization, the morula enters the uterus.

  • The zona pellucida disappears and the morula becomes a blastocyst.

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Words Starting With M and Ending With A

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With A