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

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

arterialize

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