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Wassermann

[ wah-ser-muhn; German vahs-uhr-mahn ]
/ ˈwɑ sər mən; German ˈvɑs ərˌmɑn /

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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Medical definitions for Wassermann

Wassermann
[ wä′sər-mən, vä′sər-män′ ]
August von 1866-1925

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