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ar•te•ri•al•ize
Pronunciation: (är-tēr'ē-u-līz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
Physiol.
to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.
Also, esp. Brit.,ar•te'ri•al•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.