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morula

/mawr-oo-luh, -yoo-/US // ˈmɔr ʊ lə, -yʊ- //UK // (ˈmɒrjʊlə) //

胚胎,胚胎瘤,胚胎期,胚胎病

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mor·u·las, mor·u·lae [mawr-oo-lee, -yoo-]. /ˈmɔr ʊˌli, -yʊ-/. Embryology.

    • : the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.

Examples

  • This stage is called the morula (“mulberry,” which it somewhat resembles in shape).

  • We called this accumulation of cells the mulberry state (Morula), because it resembles a mulberry or blackberry.

  • This morula, as I have called it, reproduces the next stage in the development of life.

  • As a consequence of this superficial concentration we get segmentation of the vitellus, with the production of a morula.

  • Without the foreground—that is itself strongly purpled by the banks of the flor morula—all is purple and mystic.