Wassermann antibodies

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• Wassermann reaction — n the complement fixing reaction that occurs in a positive complement fixation test for syphilis using the serum of an infected individual * * * formerly, the most commonly used test for the diagnosis of syphilis. A sample of the patient s blood… …   Medical dictionary

• Wassermann test — or Wassermann reaction n. [after WASSERMANN August von, who devised it] a complement fixation test for the diagnosis of syphilis by determining the presence of syphilitic antibodies in the blood serum …   English World dictionary

• Wassermann test — The Wassermann test is a complement fixation (Complement system) antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August von Wassermann.MethodA sample of blood or cerebrospinal fluid is taken and introduced to the antigen cardiolipin… …   Wikipedia

• Wassermann — noun 1. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866 1925) • Syn: ↑August von Wassermann • Instance Hypernyms: ↑bacteriologist 2. a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies …   Useful english dictionary

• Wassermann reaction — formerly, the most commonly used test for the diagnosis of syphilis. A sample of the patient s blood is examined, using a complement fixation reaction, for the presence of antibodies to the organism Treponema pallidum. A positive reaction (WR+)… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

• HIV test — Randall L. Tobias, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, being publicly tested for HIV in Ethiopia in an effort to reduce the stigma of being tested.[1] HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus …   Wikipedia

• antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… …   Medical dictionary

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