alveolarly
/ælˈviələrli/
adverb
- In a way that relates to the alveoli (tiny air sacs in the lungs) or the alveolar ridge in the mouth.
- In phonetics, the sound is produced alveolarly by placing the tongue near the ridge behind the teeth.
- The oxygen passes alveolarly into the bloodstream during breathing.
- The disease affects the lungs alveolarly, damaging the tiny sacs that exchange gases.