arterialize
|ar-te-ri-al-ize|
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/ɑrˈtɪəriəˌlaɪz/
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/ɑːˈtɪərɪəˌlaɪz/
make arterial / supply with arterial blood
Etymology
'arterialize' originates from English formation, specifically from the adjective 'arterial' + the verb-forming suffix '-ize'. 'Arterial' itself derives from Latin 'arteria' (from Greek 'artēria').
'arteria' (Greek) passed into Latin as 'arteria' meaning 'windpipe' and later 'artery'; from Latin the adjective 'arterial' was formed in Medieval/Modern Latin and Old French, and English formed 'arterial' and later coined the verb 'arterialize' by adding '-ize'.
Initially related to the noun 'artery' and the adjective 'arterial' meaning 'of or relating to an artery'; over time English speakers formed the verb 'arterialize' meaning 'to make arterial' or 'to supply with arterial blood.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to make (tissue, a graft, etc.) supplied with arterial blood or to give arterial characteristics; to convert into or establish arterial circulation.
The surgeons arterialized the graft to improve perfusion to the limb.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2025/10/21 19:40