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English noun: Wassermann | |||
| 1. | Wassermann (person) German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) | ||
| Synonyms | August von Wassermann | ||
| Instance hypernym | bacteriologist | ||
| 2. | Wassermann (cognition) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Wasserman reaction, Wassermann test | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complement fixation test | ||
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