arterialize

/ɑ:'tiəriəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (arterialize) /ɑ:'tiəriəlaiz/

Thân thiện

The patient's blood is arterialized by the oxygenator in the heart-lung machine.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To change venous blood into arterial blood: This refers to the physiological process where blood from the veins, which is low in oxygen, is converted into oxygen-rich blood similar to that found in arteries. This process typically occurs in the lungs through respiration.

Usage

• Verb: The term is used in medical and physiological contexts to describe the oxygenation of blood.
  • The primary function of the lungs is to arterialize the blood returning from the body's tissues.
  • The new medical device aims to arterialize venous blood extracorporeally.

Advanced Usage

• "Arterialized blood": This is a common adjectival form used to describe blood that has undergone this process.
  • For the blood gas test, a sample of arterialized blood was taken from the warmed earlobe.

Variants and Related Words

• Arterialization (noun): The process or result of arterializing.
  • The arterialization of the blood is essential for delivering oxygen to cells.

Synonyms

• Oxygenate: To supply, treat, or mix with oxygen. While similar, "oxygenate" is a broader term, and "arterialize" specifically implies converting venous blood to a state like arterial blood.

Học thuật

Verb

1. change venous blood into arterial blood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arterialise