dearterialize

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verb

To decrease the amount of arterial blood in favor of venous blood.

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Meanings

verbdearterialize (third-person singular simple present dearterializes, present participle dearterializing, simple past and past participle dearterialized)

present singular third person dearterializes · participle present dearterializing · participle past dearterialized · past dearterialized

  1. medicineTo decrease the amount of arterial blood in favor of venous blood.
  2. medicineTo reduce the amount of arteries.

Origin

From de- + arterialize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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