ambulation

am·bu·late

 (ăm′byə-lāt′)

intr.v. am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates

To walk from place to place; move about.

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[Latin ambulāre, ambulāt-, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

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am′bu·la′tion n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ambulation - walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation" walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"

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Translations

ambulation

n deambulación f, ambulación f, (el) caminar

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