[am.bu.la.to.ry] adj (1622) 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 ~ until the testator's death"
4. a: able to walk about and not bedridden b: performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient "~ medical care" "an ~ electrocardiogram" -- am.bu.la.to.ri.ly adv
[2]ambulatory n, pl -ries (ca. 1616): a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking