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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