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Definition of: arterialize
(är·tir′ē·əl·īz′) v.t. ·ized, ·iz.ing Physiol.
To convert venous blood into arterial blood by oxygenation during its passage through the lungs in respiration. Also Brit. ar·te′ri·al·ise′.
—ar·te′ri·al·i·za′tion noun
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