Term: lymphangiogenic sprout lymphangiogenesis
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Name: lymphangiogenic sprout
Synonyms:
Definition: Portion of vessel wall that extends to form a new lymph vessel.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005603]
Name: lymphangiogenesis
Synonyms: lymph vessel formation
Definition: Lymph vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing vessels.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001946]    QuickGO    AmiGO