Arterialization
Pronunciation : Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion
Part of Speech : n. (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also a?ration and hematosis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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