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morulae

Variant of morula

noun pl. morulae

a solid mass of cells, somewhat like a mulberry in shape, formed by cleavage of an ovum in the early stages of embryonic development

Origin: ModL, dim. of L morum, mulberry

Related Forms:

morular adjective
morulation noun

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