Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wassermann

2 senses of wassermann

Sense 1
Wassermann, August von Wassermann -- (German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925))
       INSTANCE OF=> bacteriologist -- (a biologist who studies bacteria)

Sense 2
Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction, Wassermann -- (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)
       => 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)