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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)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ambulatory" in a sentence
  • "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:"