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ambulatory

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am·bu·la·to·ry  (mby-l-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or adapted for walking.
2.
a. Capable of walking; not bedridden: an ambulatory patient.
b. Designed for or available to patients who are not bedridden: ambulatory care; ambulatory pediatrics.
3. Moving about; itinerant.
4. Law That can be changed or revoked, as a will during the life of the testator.
n. pl. am·bu·la·to·ries
A covered place for walking, as in a cloister.

ambu·la·tori·ly adv.

ambulatory [ˈæmbjʊlətərɪ]
adj
1. of, relating to, or designed for walking
2. changing position; not fixed
3. (Medicine) Also ambulant able to walk
4. (Law) Law (esp of a will) capable of being altered or revoked
n pl -ries
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect
a.  an aisle running around the east end of a church, esp one that passes behind the sanctuary
b.  a place for walking, such as an aisle or a cloister
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ambulatory - a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"
paseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
Adj.1.ambulatory - relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory corridor"
2.ambulatory - able to walk aboutambulatory - able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory"
mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"
Translations
ambulatory [ˌæmbjʊˈleɪtərɪ] ADJ (US) (Med) → no encamado


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