Term Name:	heart development
Synonyms:	cardiac development, dorsal vessel development
Definition:	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0007507]    QuickGO    AmiGO