arterialize: Meaning and Definition of

ar•te•ri•al•ize

Pronunciation: (är-tēr'ē-u-līz"), [key]
— -ized, -iz•ing.
  1. to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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