Associations to the word «Wassermann»

Dictionary definition

WASSERMANN, noun. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925).
WASSERMANN, noun. 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.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca