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AUGUST VON WASSERMANN
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• AUGUST VON WASSERMANN (noun)
The noun AUGUST VON WASSERMANN has 1 sense:
1. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
Familiarity information: AUGUST VON WASSERMANN used as a noun is very rare.
• AUGUST VON WASSERMANN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
August von Wassermann; Wassermann
Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
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