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

[After August von Wassermann (1866-1925), German bacteriologist.]
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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 test n.
A diagnostic test for syphilis involving the fixation or inactivation of a complement by an antibody in a blood serum sample.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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