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WASSERMANN TEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wassermann test mean?
• WASSERMANN TEST (noun)
The noun WASSERMANN TEST has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: WASSERMANN TEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Wasserman reaction; Wassermann; Wassermann test
Hypernyms ("Wassermann test" is a kind of...):
complement 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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