| Name: | cardiac jelly |
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| Definition: | The extracellular matrix between the myocardium and the endocardium. The cardiac jelly plays a central role in the septation of the heart and comprises most of the thickness of the heart wall at early stages, but disappears as the heart differentiates. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001318] |
| Name: | increased thickness |
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| Synonyms: | high thickness, stout, thick, thickened |
| Definition: | A thickness which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000591] |