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am·bu·late  (mby-lt)
intr.v. am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates
To walk from place to place; move about.

[Latin ambulre, ambult-, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

ambu·lation n.

ambulate [ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt]
vb
(intr) to wander about or move from one place to another
[from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble]
ambulation  n
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Verb1.ambulate - walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"


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Functional Ambulation Categories Scale (26) 0 Patient cannot ambulate, ambulates in parallel bars only, or requires supervision or physical assistance from more than one person to ambulate safely outside of parallel bars.
It may be that the resident ambulates with considerable independence after only a single, brief one-person assist.
Mediastinal drain tubes are often removed on the first day so that the patient is free of tubes and lines earlier, ambulates more easily and is discharged home sooner.
 
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