1. Making or becoming arterial. 2. Aeration or oxygenation of the blood whereby it is changed in character from venous to arterial. 3. SYN: vascularization. 4. Conversion of a venous structure to function as an artery.
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ar·te·ri·al·i·za·tion (ahr-te″re-əl-ĭ-zaґshən) surgical alteration of a vein so that it functions as an artery.Medical dictionary. 2011.