arterialized

[ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz]

ar·te·ri·al·ize

[ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz]
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.
Also, especially British, ar·te·ri·al·ise.


Origin:
1825–35; arterial + -ize

ar·te·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun
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