SINCE 1828
arterialize
transitive verb
ar·te·ri·al·ize
variants:
also British
arterialise
\är-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz
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arterialized
also British arterialised;
arterializing
also British arterialising
Medical Definition of arterialize
: to transform (venous blood) into arterial blood by oxygenation
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