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arterialize

[ ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ɑrˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), ar·te·ri·al·ized, ar·te·ri·al·iz·ing.Physiology.

to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.

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Also especially British, ar·te·ri·al·ise .

Origin of arterialize

First recorded in 1825–35; arterial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM arterialize

ar·te·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby arterialize

arterial capillary, arterial cone, arterial duct, arterial forceps, arterial hyperemia, arterialize, arterial ligament, arterial line, arterial murmur, arterial nephrosclerosis, arterial sclerosis
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British Dictionary definitions for arterialize

arterialize

arterialise

/ (ɑːˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to change (venous blood) into arterial blood by replenishing the depleted oxygen
to vascularize (tissues)
to provide with arteries

Derived forms of arterialize

arterialization or arterialisation, noun
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