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Immunol.reagin (def. 1).[named after A. von WASSERMANN, who discovered its reaction in blood tests for syphilis]
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Wassermann antibody
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Wassermann antibody — Immunol. reagin (def. 1). [named after A. von WASSERMANN, who discovered its reaction in blood tests for syphilis] … Useful english dictionary
Wassermann — is a German surname meaning waterman and may refer to:* August von Wassermann, a German bacteriologist * Ehren Wassermann, a Major League Baseball pitcher * Jakob Wassermann, a Jewish German writer and novelist * Zbigniew Wassermann, Polish… … Wikipedia
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, August von — born Feb. 21, 1866, Bamberg, Bavaria died March 16, 1925, Berlin, Ger. German bacteriologist. With Albert Neisser (1855–1916) he developed a test for the antibody to the spirochete that causes syphilis in 1906. That test, along with other… … Universalium
Wassermann — August P. von, German bacteriologist, 1866–1925. See W. antibody, W. reaction, W. test, provocative W. test. * * * Was·ser·mann wäs ər mən, väs n WASSERMANN TEST Was·ser·mann väs ər .män August Paul von (1866 1925) German bacteriologist.… … Medical dictionary
Wassermann , August von — (1866–1925) German bacteriologist Wassermann, who was born at Bamberg in Germany, was educated at the universities of Erlangen, Vienna, Munich, and Strasbourg, where he graduated in 1888. From 1890 he worked under Robert Koch at the Institute for … Scientists
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
Heterophile antibody test — The test is sensitive for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. The monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test,[1] is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr… … Wikipedia
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
reagin — 1. Wolff Eisner term for antibody. 2. Old term for the “Wassermann” antibody; not to be confused with the Prausnitz Küstner antibody. 3. Antibodies that mediate immediate hypersensitivity reactions (IgE in humans). 4. SYN: homocytotropic antibody … Medical dictionary
