weigert's method

weigert's method
\\ˈvīgə(r)ts-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized W
Etymology: after Karl Weigert died 1905 German pathologist
: 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

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