Noun: Wassermann waa-su(r)-mun
- 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
- Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction
- German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
- August von Wassermann
Type of: bacteriologist, complement fixation test
Encyclopedia: Wassermann, Jakob