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Webster 1913 Edition


Morula


Mor′u-la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Morulae
(#)
.
[NL., dim. of L.
morum
a mulberry.]
(Biol.)
The sphere or globular mass of cells (
blastomeres
), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; – called also
mulberry mass
,
segmentation sphere
, and
blastosphere
. See
Segmentation
.

Definition 2024


morula

morula

See also: mórula

English

Noun

morula (plural morulas or morulae)

  1. (biology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula.

Translations


Finnish

Noun

morula

  1. (biology) morula

Declension

Inflection of morula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative morula morulat
genitive morulan moruloiden
moruloitten
partitive morulaa moruloita
illative morulaan moruloihin
singular plural
nominative morula morulat
accusative nom. morula morulat
gen. morulan
genitive morulan moruloiden
moruloitten
morulainrare
partitive morulaa moruloita
inessive morulassa moruloissa
elative morulasta moruloista
illative morulaan moruloihin
adessive morulalla moruloilla
ablative morulalta moruloilta
allative morulalle moruloille
essive morulana moruloina
translative morulaksi moruloiksi
instructive moruloin
abessive morulatta moruloitta
comitative moruloineen

Synonyms

  • muurainaste