I. ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 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 ˌam-byə-lə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē adverb
II. noun
( plural -ries )
Date: circa 1616
: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking