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Wassermann test

 
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–noun
a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
Also called Wassermann reaction.

Origin:
1910–15; named after A. von Wassermann
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Was·ser·mann reaction   (wä'sər-mən)   
n.  A complement-fixing reaction to the Wassermann test.
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Main Entry: Wassermann reaction
Function: noun
: the complement-fixing reaction that occurs in a positive complement-fixation test for syphilis using the serum of aninfected individual

Main Entry: Wassermann test
Function: noun
: a test for the detection of syphilitic infection using the Wassermann reaction called also Wassermann
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Wassermann reaction Was·ser·mann reaction (wä'sər-mən)
n.
Abbr. WR
A complement-fixing reaction in the Wassermann test.

Wassermann test n.
A diagnostic test for syphilis involving the fixation or inactivation of a complement by an antibody in a blood serum sample.

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