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arterialize

American

[ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / ɑrˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /

especially British, arterialise

verb (used with object)

Physiology.

arterialized, arterializing

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

arterialize British

/ ɑːˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

arterialization

noun

Etymology

Origin of arterialize

First recorded in 1825–35; arterial + -ize

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