arterialize

English

Etymology

From arterial +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• dearterialize
• rearterialize
• rearterialized

 

Translations

to convert venous blood into arterial blood

• Portuguese: arterializar (pt)

Portuguese

Verb

arterialize

1. inflection of arterializar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative