mise en scene. scÃ¨ne. 1 the, properties, backdrops and other objects arranged for a dramatic: presentation, scene, scenery, set. setting
noun, plural morulas, morulae. [mawr-oo-lee, -yoo-] /ËmÉr ÊËli, -yÊ-/ (Show IPA). Embryology. 1. the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula. Origin of morula.
The solid mass of blastomeres resulting from the early cleavage divisions of the zygote. In oocytes with little yolk, the morula is a spheroid mass of cells; in forms with considerable yolk, the configuration of the morula stage is greatly modified. [Mod. morula. 1. the solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote.