See Also: Ectostosis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Wassermann(dictionary)
Wassermann, Jakob(encyclopedia)
Wassermann, August von(encyclopedia)
Wassermann test(medicine)
Wassermann reaction(medicine)
Wassermann antibody(medicine)
Wassermann, August von(medicine)
Wassermann-fast(medicine)

Wassermann antibody (medicine) and Ectostosis (medicine)


Wassermann antibody (medicine)


Wassermann antibody
Antibody, evoked during syphilitic infections, that combines with cardiolipin in the presence of lecithin and cholesterol; it is distinct from the treponema-immobilizing antibody.


Ectostosis (medicine)


ectostosis
<physiology> A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Origin: NL. See Ect-, and Ostosis.

Source: Websters Dictionary