arterialize

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verb

To convert venous blood into arterial blood (by the absorption of oxygen in the lungs)

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Meanings

verbarterialize (third-person singular simple present arterializes, present participle arterializing, simple past and past participle arterialized)

present singular third person arterializes · participle present arterializing · participle past arterialized · past arterialized

  1. medicineTo convert venous blood into arterial blood (by the absorption of oxygen in the lungs)

Synonyms & antonyms

verbchange venous blood into arterial blood

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arterialise
Broader
changealtermodify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From arterial + -ize.

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Translations

Portuguese arterializar
  • arterializarto convert venous blood into arterial blood
Cite this entry
APA

arterialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterialize

MLA

“arterialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arterialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterialize.

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