n., pl., -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.]
morular mor'u·lar adj.morulation mor'u·la'tion n.
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