Metastasis is
A. the abnormal development of a tissue.
B. an obvious loss of cellular or structural differentiation in the orientation of cells to each other.
C. the movement or spread of malignant cells.
D. a generalized increase in the size of a part of an organ.
E. an increase in the normal number of cells within a tissue or organ.
Answer: C
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