wassermann

Noun wassermann has 2 senses

• wassermann(n = noun.person) august von wassermann - German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925);
is a kind of bacteriologist

• wassermann(n = noun.cognition) wasserman reaction, wassermann test - 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;
is a kind of complement fixation test