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In malignant tumors, the cells proliferate, grow rapidly and move to other parts of the body to form new tumors. This stage of disease is called:
In malignant tumors, the cells proliferate, grow rapidly and move to other parts of the body to form new tumors. This stage of disease is called:
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The correct option is B Metastasis
The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body through the blood/lymph vessels is called metastasis. Cancer cells break away from the original tumor, travel through the blood or lymph system and form a new tumor in other organs or tissues of the body.
Metagenesis is related to the alternation of generations seen in various organisms like bryophytes. Mitosis is a type of division of cells. Teratogenesis is the process by which disturbances are produced in an embryo or foetus.
The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body through the blood/lymph vessels is called metastasis. Cancer cells break away from the original tumor, travel through the blood or lymph system and form a new tumor in other organs or tissues of the body.
Metagenesis is related to the alternation of generations seen in various organisms like bryophytes. Mitosis is a type of division of cells. Teratogenesis is the process by which disturbances are produced in an embryo or foetus.
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