Definitions for wassermann test
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Was′sermann test`(n.)
a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual. Also called Was′sermann reac`tion.
Category: Medicine
Origin of Wassermann test:
1910–15; after A. von Wassermann
Princeton's WordNet
Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction, Wassermann(noun)
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 syphilis infection
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