| 释义 |
arˈterialize, v.
[f. arterial + -ize; cf. F. artérialiser.]
1. To convert venous into arterial (blood) by exposure to oxygen in the lungs. Hence arterialized ppl. a.
1833Roget in Tweedie Cycl. Pract. Med. I. 178/2 The arterialized blood. 1858H. Gray Anat. 630 The blood, arterialized by its passage through the lungs, is returned to the left side of the heart by the pulmonary veins.
2. To furnish with an arterial system. Also transf.
1881Palgrave Vis. Eng. 2 Her hand With network milepaths binding plain and hill, Arterialized the land. |