| NOUN | person | Wassermann, August von Wassermann | German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) |
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| cognition | Wassermann, Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction | a blood test to detect syphilis |
| Meaning | German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925). | |
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| Synonym | August von Wassermann | |
| Instance of | bacteriologist | A biologist who studies bacteria |
| Meaning | A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore / therefore syphilis infection. | |
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| Synonyms | Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction | |
| Broader | complement fixation test | A blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present |
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