wasserman reaction

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wasserman reaction - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]