nnoun.personGerman bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)Synset:August von Wassermann Wassermann
Instance Hypernyms:bacteriologist
Inherited Hypernyms:wassermannbacteriologistbiologistscientistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wassermannbacteriologistbiologistscientistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.cognitiona 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 infectionSynset:Wasserman reaction Wassermann Wassermann test
Hypernyms:complement fixation test
Inherited Hypernyms:wassermann testcomplement fixation testblood testbiopsydiagnostic testassaytestattemptactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity