ar·te·ri·al·ize 
(är-tîrē-ə-līz′)
(är-tîrē-ə-līz′)tr.v. ar·te·ri·al·ized, ar·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ar·te·ri·al·iz·es
To convert (venous blood) into bright red arterial blood by absorption of oxygen in the lungs.
ar·te′ri·al·i·zation (-lĭ-zāshən) n.