Where to get it: Green, leafy vegetables are the best source of this vitamin, also known as phylloquinone. Kale leads the pack with 1.1 mg per cup, followed by collard greens and spinach (about 1 mg per cup), and more exotic varieties like turnip, mustard, and beet greens.
Wassermann test - 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. Wasserman reaction, Wassermann. complement fixation test - 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.
Wassermann Test. The first effective test for syphilis was developed in 1906 by German physician and bacteriologist August von Wassermann (1866-1925). Wassermann was influenced by Ehrlich's work. Wassermann's exam consisted of testing a patient's blood sample for the syphilis bacterium antibody. If antibodies were present, the test was positive. If the antibodies disappeared after treatment, the test was negative. The Wassermann test proved successful in diagnosing syphilis in 95 percent of cases.