Definition of Morulation

1. n. The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.

Definition of Morulation

1. Noun. (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Morulation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Morulation

1. The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morulation

mortmain
mortmains
mortmal
mortpay
mortpays
morts
mortsafe
mortsafes
mortuaries
mortuary
mortuary practice
morula
morulae
morular
morulas
morulation (current term)
morulations
moruloid
morus
morwe
morwening
morwenings
morwes
morwong
morwongs
mos'
mosaic
mosaic culture
mosaic egg

Literary usage of Morulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"morulation (mor-u-10'shpn). The assumption of the features of the mórula by the impregnated ovum. ..."

2. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"morulation (mor-u-ia'-shun) [mórula]. TV formation of the mórula during the prore» of the segmentation of the egg. ..."

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