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Wassermann test

noun

  1. a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.

Wassermann test

/ ˈvasərman; ˈwæsəmən /

noun

  1. med a diagnostic test for syphilis See complement fixation test

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wassermann test1

First recorded in 1910–15; named after A. von Wassermann

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wassermann test1

C20: named after August von Wassermann (1866–1925), German bacteriologist

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