Arterialize \Ar*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arterialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arterializing}.] To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.
arterialize v : change venous blood into arterial blood [syn: {arterialise}]