Medical term:
morula
morula
[mor´u-lah]a solid mass of cells (blastomeres) resembling a mulberry, formed by cleavage of a zygote (fertilized ovum).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mor·u·la
(mōr'ū-lă),The solid mass of blastomeres resulting from the early cleavage divisions of the zygote. In oocytes with little yolk, the morula is a spheroid mass of cells; in forms with considerable yolk, the configuration of the morula stage is greatly modified.
[Mod. L. dim. of L. morus, mulberry]
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morula
(môr′yə-lə, môr′ə-)n. pl. moru·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 n.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
morula
An early stage of embryonic development characterised by a solid ball of about 32 primitive cells.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mor·u·la
(mōr'yū-lă)The solid mass of blastomeres resulting from the early cleavage divisions of the zygote.
[Mod. L. dim. of L. morus, mulberry]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
morula
An early stage in the development of the embryo at which it consists of a solid spherical ball of apparently identical cells.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
morula
a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum. It is formed of a mass of BLASTOMERES which subsequently form a BLASTULA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
morula
[mor´u-lah]a solid mass of cells (blastomeres) resembling a mulberry, formed by cleavage of a zygote (fertilized ovum).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mor·u·la
(mōr'ū-lă),The solid mass of blastomeres resulting from the early cleavage divisions of the zygote. In oocytes with little yolk, the morula is a spheroid mass of cells; in forms with considerable yolk, the configuration of the morula stage is greatly modified.
[Mod. L. dim. of L. morus, mulberry]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
morula
(môr′yə-lə, môr′ə-)n. pl. moru·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 n.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
morula
An early stage of embryonic development characterised by a solid ball of about 32 primitive cells.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mor·u·la
(mōr'yū-lă)The solid mass of blastomeres resulting from the early cleavage divisions of the zygote.
[Mod. L. dim. of L. morus, mulberry]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
morula
An early stage in the development of the embryo at which it consists of a solid spherical ball of apparently identical cells.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
morula
a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum. It is formed of a mass of BLASTOMERES which subsequently form a BLASTULA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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