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Wassermann test

Was·ser·mann test [ wssərmən tèst ] (plural Was·ser·mann tests) or Was·ser·mann re·ac·tion (plural Was·ser·mann re·ac·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
test for syphilis: a test for syphilis infection, based on determining the presence in a blood sample of antibodies to the syphilis bacterium

[After August Paul Wassermann (1866-1925), German bacteriologist]
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