WASSERMANN

n. August von Wassermann (1866-1925), German physician and bacteriologist; family name

Wassermann is a German surname meaning "waterman" and may refer to:August von Wassermann, a German bacteriologistEhren Wassermann, a Major League Baseball pitcherJakob Wassermann, a Jewish-German writer and novelistZbigniew Wassermann, Polish politicianWassermann test, a complement-fixation antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August von Wassermann.
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Noun
1. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
(synonym) Agust von Wassermann
(hypernym) bacteriologist
2. 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
(synonym) Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction
(hypernym) complement fixation test

n. merman, imaginary sea creature with the upper body of a man and a lower body like a fish tail; Aquarius, 11th sign of the zodiac, constellation; Aquarian, one born under sign of Aquarius