Weigert's method

noun

Wei·​gert's method

ˈvīgə(r)ts-

: a method of tracing the course of medullated nerve fibers by hardening the tissues in a solution of potassium dichromate and staining the sections for myelin sheaths

Word History

Etymology

after Karl Weigert †1905 German pathologist

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