Wassermann

[ wah-ser-muhn; German vahs-uhr-mahn ]

/ ˈwɑ sər mən; German ˈvɑs ərˌmɑn /

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noun

Au·gust von

[ou-goost fuhn], /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/, 1866–1925, German physician and bacteriologist.

Ja·kob

[yah-kawp], /ˈyɑ kɔp/, 1873–1934, German novelist.

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Wassermann

[ wä′sər-mən, vä′sər-män′ ]

August von 1866-1925

German physician who developed the Wasserman test for the detection of syphilis.