wassermann test

Noun
  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 (synset 105750186)
    is a type of: complement fixation test - 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
    same as: wasserman reaction, wassermann

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