dearterialize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ arterialize.

Verb

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

  1. (medicine) To decrease the amount of arterial blood in favor of venous blood.
  2. (medicine) To reduce the amount of arteries.

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