| Term: | paraxial mesoderm anterior-posterior axis | 
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. | 
| Name: | paraxial mesoderm | 
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| Synonyms: | paraxial mesenchyme | 
| Definition: | Mesoderm which is lateral to the neural tube on both sides. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000255] | 
| Name: | anterior-posterior axis | 
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| Synonyms: | A-P axis, anteroposterior axis, AP axis, cephalocaudal axis, craniocaudal axis, rostral/caudal, rostrocaudal axis | 
| Definition: | An axis that extends through an organism from head end to opposite end of body or tail. | 
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000013] |