— ambulatorily , adv.
/am"byeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj., n., pl. ambulatories .
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
2. adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals.
3. moving about or from place to place; not stationary: an ambulatory tribe.
4. Also, ambulant . Med.
a. not confined to bed; able or strong enough to walk: an ambulatory patient.
b. serving patients who are able to walk: an ambulatory care center.
5. Law. not fixed; alterable or revocable: ambulatory will.
n.
6. Also called deambulatory . Archit.
a. an aisle surrounding the end of the choir or chancel of a church.
b. the covered walk of a cloister.
[ 1615-25; ambulatorius, equiv. to ambula-, s. of ambulare (see AMBLE) + - torius TORY 1 ]