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Definition of Wassermann test in English: Wassermann testnounˈvɑːsəmənˈvä- Medicine A diagnostic test for syphilis using a specific antibody reaction (the Wassermann reaction) of the patient's blood serum. Example sentencesExamples - The possibility of this he steadily denied, and his word was borne out by the Wassermann tests, which consistently gave negative results, though tried again and again.
- For years Wassermann tests have been carried out in routine management of pregnancy, to warn of possible miscarriage or to prevent congenital syphilis in the infant.
- He returned to San Antonio, where he performed the first Wassermann tests in the state.
- A considerable volume of routine serologic work, notably Wassermann tests, was also accomplished.
- More sensitive than the Wassermann test, the Kahn test could be completed in a matter of minutes.
Origin Early 20th century: named after August P. Wassermann (1866–1925), German pathologist. Definition of Wassermann test in US English: Wassermann testnounˈvä- Medicine A diagnostic test for syphilis using a specific antibody reaction (the Wassermann reaction) of the patient's blood serum. Example sentencesExamples - The possibility of this he steadily denied, and his word was borne out by the Wassermann tests, which consistently gave negative results, though tried again and again.
- More sensitive than the Wassermann test, the Kahn test could be completed in a matter of minutes.
- For years Wassermann tests have been carried out in routine management of pregnancy, to warn of possible miscarriage or to prevent congenital syphilis in the infant.
- He returned to San Antonio, where he performed the first Wassermann tests in the state.
- A considerable volume of routine serologic work, notably Wassermann tests, was also accomplished.
Origin Early 20th century: named after August P. Wassermann (1866–1925), German pathologist. |