Definition of "ambulatory" []

• Of, relating to, or adapted for walking. (adjective)
• Capable of walking; not bedridden: an ambulatory patient. (adjective)
• Designed for or available to patients who are not bedridden: ambulatory care; ambulatory pediatrics. (adjective)
• Moving about; itinerant. (adjective)
• Law That can be changed or revoked, as a will during the life of the testator. (adjective)

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• "At the apex of the ambulatory is the splendid late Gothic (15th c.) tabernacle (such larger medieval tabernacles, seperate from an altar, are called in German Sakramentshaus, "Sacrament House"):"
• "Today, Children's Hospital also has five family resource centers in ambulatory care locations throughout our network."
• "The entrance to the ambulatory from the Northern aisle:"