morula

morula /mor·u·la/ (mor´u-lah)

1. the solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote.

2. an inclusion body seen in circulating leukocytes in ehrlichiosis.

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mor·u·la (môry-l, môr-)

n. pl. mor·u·lae (-l)

The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum.

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moru·lar adj.

moru·lation (-lshn) n.

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morula

1. a solid mass of cells (blastomeres) resembling a mulberry, formed by cleavage of a fertilized ovum.

2. a cluster of organisms appearing as an inclusion in the cytoplasm of circulating leukocytes infected by Ehrlichia spp.