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wassermann

Was·ser·mann
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wah-ser-muh n; German vahs-uh r-mahn]
    • /ˈwɑ sər mən; German ˈvɑs ərˌmɑn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wah-ser-muh n; German vahs-uh r-mahn]
    • /ˈwɑ sər mən; German ˈvɑs ərˌmɑn/

Definitions of wassermann word

  • noun wassermann August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, German physician and bacteriologist. 1
  • noun wassermann Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1873–1934, German novelist. 1
  • noun wassermann ˈAugust von (ˈaʊgʊst fɔn ) ; ouˈgoost f^ōn) 1866-1925; Ger. bacteriologist 0
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wassermann popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • wassermann test

    a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.

  • cardiolipin

    a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.

  • wassermann antibody

    reagin (def 1).

  • reagin

    Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
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