AMBULATORY


Meaning of AMBULATORY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' am-by ə -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē

Function: adjective

Date: 1598

1 : of, relating to, or adapted to walking also : occurring during a walk

2 : moving from place to place : ITINERANT

3 : capable of being altered <a will is ambulatory until the testator's death>

4 a : able to walk about and not bedridden < ambulatory patients> b : performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient < ambulatory medical care> <an ambulatory electrocardiogram>

– am · bu · la · to · ri · ly \ ˌ am-by ə -l ə - ' to ̇ r- ə -l ē \ adverb

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