# TORCH complex

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A set of perinatal infections that can lead to anomalies or fetal loss: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus-2.

## Etymology
Initialism. The TO originally stood for "toxoplasmosis" but is now understood as "toxoplasmosis and other infections".

## Source
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