"TORCH complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Initialism. The TO originally stood for "toxoplasmosis" but is now understood as "toxoplasmosis and other infections". Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=TORCH complex}} TORCH complex (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) A set of perinatal infections that can lead to anomalies or fetal loss: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus-2. Wikipedia link: TORCH complex Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-TORCH_complex-en-noun-Nn37nhRB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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