arterialize

American  

[ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / ɑrˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /

especially British, arterialise

verb (used with object)

Physiology.

arterialized, arterializing

1. to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.

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arterialize British  

/ ɑːˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to change (venous blood) into arterial blood by replenishing the depleted oxygen

2. to vascularize (tissues)

3. to provide with arteries

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Other Word Forms

• arterialization noun

Etymology

Origin of arterialize

First recorded in 1825–35; arterial + -ize

Example Sentences

Sampling of arterialized blood was also key to success of the study, Leija said.

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A larger volume of highly arterialized blood is formed, and thrown more forcibly and in greater quantities throughout the system.

From Project Gutenberg

But in the highest types of animal life in birds and mammals—with their four-chambered hearts, completely arterialized blood, and enhanced consciousness—parental care becomes effective in protecting the offspring, and the excessive production diminishes.

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In the capillaries of the lungs it again becomes arterialized by the air that fills the lungs and is then carried to the left auricle by the pulmonary veins.

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The blood is not either highly arterialized or animalized.

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