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TORCH

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. TORCH (noun)
  2. TORCH infection (noun)

TORCH

noun \ˈtȯrch\

Definition of TORCH

: a group of pathological agents that cause similar symptoms in newborns and that include especially a toxoplasma (Toxoplasma gonii), cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and the togavirus causing German measles

Origin of TORCH

toxoplasma, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus