British spelling: having been converted to arterial blood or made arterial.
Past participle of arterialise, formed by adding -ed to the verb. The -ised ending is the British spelling convention for past participles of -ise verbs.
When doctors describe 'arterialised blood' in British medical texts, they mean blood that has been oxygenated and carries oxygen from the lungs—the term emphasizes the transformation that occurs, making it active and energized rather than depleted.
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