Hematosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hematosis \Hem`a*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.]
     (Physiol.)
     (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood.
     (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the
         formation of blood in general; h[ae]matogenesis.
         [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arterialization \Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Physiol.)
     The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood
     during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed
     and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also {a["e]ration} and
     {hematosis}.
     [1913 Webster]