Term: intersegmental vessel angiogenesis
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Name: intersegmental vessel
Synonyms: intersegmental vessels, intersomitic vessels, segmental vessel
Definition: Blood vessels that connect the dorsal aorta or the posterior cardinal vein and the dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessel. They run along the vertical myotomal boundaries. At early stages these vessels don't have venous or arterial markers.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001285]
Name: angiogenesis
Synonyms: blood vessel formation from pre-existing blood vessels
Definition: Blood vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing blood vessels.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001525]    QuickGO    AmiGO