Wassermann

[ wah-ser-muh n; German vahs-uh r-mahn ]

/ ˈwɑ sər mən; German ˈvɑs ərˌmɑn /

Au·gust von

[ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/,1866–1925, German physician and bacteriologist.

Ja·kob

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

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Imagine estimating philosophers by their chest expansions, their blood pressures, their Wassermann reactions!
Damn!|Henry Louis Mencken
Stoll, in sixty-eight such cases, found a positive luetin syphilitic reaction, and a positive Wassermann in 17 per cent.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
One, two or more Wassermann tests should be made to settle the question definitely.
Woman|William J. Robinson
It is even possible to have the roof fall out of the mouth from gummatous changes and the Wassermann test yet be negative.
The Third Great Plague|John H. Stokes

Wassermann's reaction usually yields a negative result in from three weeks to two months, but later may again become positive.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Wassermann

[ wä′sər-mən, vä′sər-män′ ]

August von 1866-1925

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