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morula
This term describes a specific developmental milestone in embryology, evoking the image of a mulberry due to the clustered arrangement of blastomeres. It is used exclusively in scientific, medical, and biological contexts to denote the transition between the initial cleavage stages and the formation of the blastocyst.
As a technical biological term, it follows standard English countability rules for anatomical structures, though it is rarely used in plural form outside of comparative embryological studies or species-wide descriptions.
Meanings
Examples
The zygote undergoes several rounds of division to become a morula.
Look at the slide to see the morula stage of the embryo.
The morula consists of a solid ball of blastomeres.
Is the morula still moving through the fallopian tube?
The transition from a morula to a blastocyst is a critical step in development.
The transition from a morula to a blastocyst is a critical step in development.
I wonder how many cells are present in this specific morula.
The morula eventually develops a fluid filled cavity.
The morula eventually develops a fluid filled cavity.
We are studying the cleavage patterns that lead to the formation of the morula.