arterialize
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arterialize
(är-tîr′ē-ə-līz′)tr.v. arterial·ized, arterial·izing, arterial·izes
To convert (venous blood) into bright red arterial blood by absorption of oxygen in the lungs.
ar·te′ri·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.