Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
wasserman test — noun Usage: usually capitalized W : a test for the detection of syphilitic infection using the Wassermann reaction … Useful english dictionary
test — See performance test; triennial test; tuberculin test; Wasserman test; wild beast test … Ballentine's law dictionary
Wasserman reaction — 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 • Syn: ↑Wassermann test,… … Useful english dictionary
syphilis test — A test of the blood or other content of the body by chemical analysis to determine the existence of syphilitic infection. 23 Am J2d Dep § 226. See Wasserman test … Ballentine's law dictionary
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test — The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test or VDRL was developed by the former Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, now the Treponemal Pathogenesis and Immunology Branch, of the United States Public Health Service. The VDRL type test was… … Wikipedia
complement fixation test — noun a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test • Hypernyms: ↑blood test • Hyponyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Ludwik Hirszfeld — Infobox Scientist name = Ludwik Hirszfeld caption = Hirszfeld in 1954, a microbiologist and a serologist birth date = birth date|1884|8|5|mf=y birth place = death date = death date and age|1954|3|7|1884|8|5|mf=y death place = residence =… … Wikipedia
Edgar Guest — Born Edgar Albert Guest 20 August 1881(1881 08 20) Birmingham, England Died 5 August 1959(1959 08 05) (aged 77) Detroit … Wikipedia
Immunochemistry — is a branch of chemistry that involves the study of the reactions and components on the immune system.Various methods in immunochemistry has been developed and refined, and been used in scientific study, from virology to molecular evolution.One… … Wikipedia
cardiolipin — A diphosphatidyl glycerol that is found in the membrane of Treponema pallidum and is the antigen detected by the Wasserman test for syphilis … Dictionary of molecular biology
