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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
arterialize
 
SYLLABICATION:ar·te·ri·al·ize
PRONUNCIATION:  är-tîr--lz
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: ar·te·ri·al·ized, ar·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ar·te·ri·al·iz·es
To convert (venous blood) into bright red arterial blood by absorption of oxygen in the lungs.
OTHER FORMS:ar·teri·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) —NOUN
 
 
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