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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A diagnostic test for syphilis involving the fixation or inactivation of complement by an antibody in a blood serum sample.
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- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After August von Wassermann, (1866–1925), German bacteriologist.]
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