wasserman reaction

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

   SynonymsWassermann testWassermann

   Broadercomplement fixation test

Questions about wasserman reaction

What does wasserman reaction mean?

wasserman reaction means "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".

What is another word for wasserman reaction?

Close synonyms include Wassermann test, Wassermann. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.