See Also: anacrotism(medicine)

bracero (iou) and anacrotism (medicine)


bracero (iou)



bracero noun. Pl. -os. E20.
[Spanish, lit. 'labourer', from brazo arm from Latin bracchium.]
A Mexican labourer allowed into the United States for a limited time as a seasonal agricultural worker.

anacrotism (medicine)


anacrotism
<physiology> A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.

Origin: Gr, up, again + a stroke.

Source: Websters Dictionary