verb
- to convert into or make into an artery; to give arterial characteristics to a blood vessel or road network
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: arterializes); used in medical and urban planning contexts
Examples
- The surgical procedure arterialises the vein to improve blood flow.
- Urban planners arterialise secondary roads to handle increased traffic.
- The treatment arterialises the graft, making it function like a natural artery.
- Engineers arterialise the street network to create major thoroughfares.