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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARTERIALIZE

Ar *te "ri *al *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arterialized; p. pr. & vb. n.Arterializing.]

 

Defn: To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arterialize

ar te ri al ize |ärˈti (ə )rēəˌlīz ɑrˈtɪriəlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. arterialized ) convert venous into arterial (blood ) by reoxygenation, esp. in the lungs. DERIVATIVES ar te ri al i za tion |ärˌti (ə )rēələˈzāSHən |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

arterialize

arterialize |ɑːˈtɪərɪəlʌɪz |(also arterialise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. arterialized ) convert venous into arterial (blood ) by oxygenation, especially in the lungs. DERIVATIVES arterialization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun