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arterialize

transitive verb ar·te·ri·al·ize

variants: also British arterialise play \är-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz\

medical Definition of arterialize

arterialized also British arterialised; arterializing also British arterialising

: to transform (venous blood) into arterial blood by oxygenation

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arterialization

play \-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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