Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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;
[syn: Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction, Wassermann]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wasserman reaction
n 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 [syn:
Wassermann test, Wasserman reaction, Wassermann]