wassermann
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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 (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | complement fixation test, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
2. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | bacteriologist, |
| definition | : | a biologist who studies bacteria (noun.person) |
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