Wassermann test

American  

noun

1. a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.

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Wassermann test British  

/ ˈvasərman, ˈwæsəmən /

noun

1. med a diagnostic test for syphilis See complement fixation test

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Etymology

Origin of Wassermann test

First recorded in 1910–15; named after A. von Wassermann

Example Sentences

The theory that marriages should be made in the laboratory; the Wassermann test for love.

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Four Wassermann tests, taken at intervals of three months and at a time when the patient was receiving no specific treatment, must be absolutely negative.

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Repeated negative Wassermann tests on the blood over several years, especially after treatment is stopped, are an essential sign of cure.

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The Wassermann test must not be relied upon for diagnosis in the early stage, as it does not appear until the disease has become generalised and the secondary manifestations are about to begin.

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There were no symptoms of any kind and the Wassermann test was negative.

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