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

Artemivsk, Artemovsk, Arte Povera, arteri-, arterial, arterialize, arteries, arterio-, arteriogram, arteriography, arteriole

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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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