Term: medial facial lymph vessel lymphangiogenesis
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Name: medial facial lymph vessel
Synonyms: medial facial lymphatic, MFL
Definition: Facial lymph vessel that sprouts from the lateral facial lymph vessel. The path of the medial vessel runs ventromedially towards the ventral aorta.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005839]
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