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arterialize

[ ahr-teer-ee-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

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


arterialize

/ É‘Ëˈ³Ùɪə°ùɪəˌ±ô²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. to change (venous blood) into arterial blood by replenishing the depleted oxygen
  2. to vascularize (tissues)
  3. to provide with arteries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹°ùËŒ³Ù±ð°ù¾±²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹°ù·³Ù±ðr¾±Â·²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arterialize1

First recorded in 1825–35; arterial + -ize
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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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