Wassermann

august von
[ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (show ipa), 1866–1925, german physician and bacteriologist.
jakob
[yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (show ipa), 1873–1934, german novelist.
historical examples

it is even possible to have the roof fall out of the mouth from gummatous changes and the w-ssermann test yet be negative.
the third great plague john h. stokes

the theory that marriages should be made in the laboratory; the w-ssermann test for love.
a book of burlesques h. l. mencken

w-ssermann from the customs house came down too, his galoshes leaving a long dragging trail in the dry sand.
egholm and his g-d johannes buchholtz

there were no symptoms of any kind and the w-ssermann test was negative.
woman william j. robinson

imagine estimating philosophers by their chest expansions, their blood pressures, their w-ssermann reactions!
d-mn! henry louis mencken

the salt used by w-ssermann is not stated in his original publication.
the propaganda for reform in proprietary medicines, vol. 2 of 2 various

three men—w-ssermann, ehrlich, and noguchi—have supplied the knowledge whereby the evil may be attacked.
women’s wild oats c. gasquoine hartley

down in the office there sat old poulsen at one window and w-ssermann himself at the other.
egholm and his g-d johannes buchholtz

if man would pace his paces toward the w-ssermann test, that likely is distinctively his material business.
criminal types v. m. masten

one, two or more w-ssermann tests should be made to settle the question definitely.
woman william j. robinson

n.

test for syphillis, 1909, from german bacteriorologist august paul w-ssermann (1866-1925), who devised it in 1906.

w-ssermann was·ser·mann (wä’sər-mən, vä’sər-män’), august von. 1866-1925.

german physician who developed the w-sserman test for the detection of syphilis.