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TORCH
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TORCH
[tôrch]
acronym for toxoplasmosis, other, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses, a group of agents that can infect the fetus or the newborn, causing a constellation of morbid effects called the TORCH syndrome.


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1 -- 2) In County Galway, Steve Gunning, left, and John McKenna share brotherly bruises while Louise Lennon carries a torch for Jason McCune, below, in ``The Lonesome West'' at the Celtic Arts Center.
Tonight picks up where last season's cliffhanger left off: Lorelai is weighing Max's (Scott Cohen) marriage proposal, leaving Luke (Scott Patterson), the curt diner owner who everyone in town except Lorelai understands carries a torch for her, to lick his wounds in stoic silence.
Photo: Johnny Depp, on horseback, carries a torch for chorus girls Christina Ricci, left, and Cate Blanchett in ``The Man Who Cried.
 
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