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Wassermann test
Wassermann testn. A diagnostic test for syphilis involving the fixation or inactivation of complement by an antibody in a blood serum sample.
[After August von Wassermann (1866-1925), German bacteriologist.]Wassermann test (ˈwæsəmən; German ˈvasərman) or Wassermann reactionn (Medicine) med a diagnostic test for syphilis. See complement fixation test[C20: named after August von Wassermann (1866–1925), German bacteriologist]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. [1910–15; after A. von Wassermann] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Wassermann test - 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 infectionWasserman reaction, Wassermanncomplement 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; used as a diagnostic test |
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nontreponemal antigen test any of various tests detecting serum antibodies to reagin" >reagin (cardiolipin and lecithin) derived from host tissues in the diagnosis of the Treponema pallidum infection of syphilis" >syphilis.Was·ser·mann test (vahs'ĕr-mahn), a complement-fixation test used in the diagnosis of syphilis; originally the "antigen" was an extract of liver from a syphilitic fetus, but later the active substance, referred to as cardiolipin, was found to be present in normal tissues, including heart, and has been identified as a diphosphatidylglycerol. Synonym(s): Wassermann reactionWassermann testn. A diagnostic test for syphilis involving the fixation or inactivation of complement by an antibody in a blood serum sample.Wassermann, August P. von, German bacteriologist, 1866-1925. provocative Wassermann test - an obsolete test of historical interest only.Wassermann antibody - evoked during syphilitic infection.Wassermann reaction - Synonym(s): Wassermann testWassermann test - a complement-fixation test used in the diagnosis of syphilis. Synonym(s): Wassermann reactionLegalSeeTestFinancialSeetestWassermann test
Synonyms for Wassermann testnoun a blood test to detect syphilisSynonyms- Wasserman reaction
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