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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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morula

(ˈmɒrjʊlə)
n, pl -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
(Biology) embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
[C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron]
ˈmorular adj
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mor•u•la

(ˈmɔr ʊ lə, -yʊ-)

n., pl. -las, -lae (-ˌli)
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of an ovum before the formation of a blastula.
[1855–60; < New Latin, = Latin mōr(um) mulberry + -ula -ule]
mor′u•lar, adj.
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morula

The ball of cells produced from a fertilized cell after three days. See zygote.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.morula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splitsmorula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
conceptus, fertilized egg, embryo - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
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Translations

morula

n. mórula, masa esférica y sólida de células que resulta de la división celular del óvulo fecundado.
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Two morulas were transferred on day 4, and her human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) level was 2186.4 U/L on day 15 posttransfer.
When developed into morulas, the embryos were transferred into G-2 PLUS media (Vltrolife, Sweden) for the further development.
phagocytophilum en laboratorios nacionales se ha venido llevando a cabo en los ultimos anos de forma rutinaria a traves de la observacion de cuerpos iniciales y/o morulas intracitoplasmaticas en neutrofilos y eosinofilos en frotis tenidos de capa blanca.
SK: Blastomeres from morulas are indeed pluripotent.
Encontraron diferencias significativas (p<0,05) para la prenez con morulas: 18,5% (15/81, control) y 28,6% (20/70, acido hialuronico) comparada con la de blastocitos expandidos: 38,3% (31/81, control) y 29,5% (23/78, acido hialuro nico).