1. to convert venous blood into arterial blood by oxygenation in the lungs
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English uses 'arterialize'; medical/physiological term
2. to make or develop into an artery or arterial system
Usage: medical/anatomical term; rare

Examples

• The lungs arterialise the blood before it is pumped throughout the body.
• Oxygen-rich blood is arterialised as it passes through the pulmonary capillaries.
• The process of arterialising venous blood is essential for cellular respiration.
• During exercise, the body works to arterialise blood more efficiently.
• The heart receives already-arterialised blood from the pulmonary veins.