ambulatory

1 of 2

adjective

am·bu·la·to·ry ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce ambulatory (audio)

: able to walk about and not bedridden

ambulatory patients

: performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient

ambulatory medical care

an ambulatory electrocardiogram

: of, relating to, or adapted to walking

ambulatory exercise

also : occurring during a walk

an ambulatory conversation

: moving from place to place : itinerant

for years led an ambulatory life

law : capable of being altered

a will is ambulatory until the testator's death

ambulatorily

ˌam-byə-lə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē How to pronounce ambulatory (audio)

adverb

ambulatory

2 of 2

noun

plural ambulatories

: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking

Example Sentences

Adjective ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The ambulatory surgery center has since reopened, but is now staffed through a joint venture with another company.

Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 In 2021, NYU Langone ambulatory care practices ranked No. 1 in Vizient’s Ambulatory Care Quality and Accountability Ranking for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality outpatient care.

Julie Washington, cleveland, 26 July 2022 My passion for Hollywood is rooted in my own experience—namely, of having long been dismissive of it, as a child of the sixties who considered Hollywood to be an ambulatory Las Vegas.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Work began two years ago on Grandview Physicians Plaza II, a five-story, 143,500-square-foot Class-A medical office and ambulatory facility on the main medical campus for Grandview Medical Center.

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 June 2022 Bruce Meyer, president of Jefferson Health, a Philadelphia-area system of 18 hospitals and 100 ambulatory care centers, saw the brutally intense pressure on his peers in health care.

Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2022 Weiss also told the jury that the injections the patients took were all legitimate and documented, and that Bothra was the only pain specialist in Michigan who had an ambulatory surgical center attached to his practice.

Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022 But there also was a common element to those two Heat losses: the Celtics’ defense requires an opponent to be at its best, and to be fully ambulatory.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2022 The top four defensive teams are still ambulatory in the NBA.

Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2022

Noun

When companies join forces across the continuum of care—from acute to ambulatory and post-acute—capabilities are strengthened, and care teams have access to insights at every stage of a patient’s healthcare journey.

Dave Wessinger, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The recommendations also call for closing the Cleveland VA Medical Center satellite ambulatory surgical center on Superior Avenue.

Julie Washington, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022 Just the opposite: a respiratory-borne virus is more easily transmitted by an ambulatory, socially interactive host.

Donald S. Burke, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022 Employees from Central EMS, a Roswell ambulatory service, happened upon the scene and rescued the passenger from the burning vehicle before police showed up, according to the news release.

Matt Bruce, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022 Bob oversees all hospital, ambulatory, and retail operations in this full continuum of care delivery system with annual revenues of $7 billion and 33,000 team members.

Ellevate, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Like similar agencies across the country, Seminole Fire Department has been impacted by high-call volumes and ambulatory transports related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021 Buccal fat removal is typically performed in a hospital, a licensed ambulatory surgery setting, or an in-office procedure room.

Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2021 Last week, the pediatric ambulatory department at Boston Medical Center, which treats nearly 15,000 children, began sending vaccination mobile units into city neighborhoods.

Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambulatoire "movable, without fixed residence," borrowed from Latin ambulātōrius "movable, transferable, suitable for walking," from ambulāre "to go by foot, walk for pleasure or health, travel" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor; (sense 1b) after German ambulatorisch — more at amble entry 1

Noun

earlier ameltori, amlatorye, borrowed from Medieval Latin ambulātōrium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin ambulātōrius "movable, suitable for walking" — more at ambulatory entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ambulatory

adjective

am·bu·la·to·ry ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- How to pronounce ambulatory (audio)

: of, relating to, or adapted to walking

ambulatory exercise

: able to walk about and not bedridden

an ambulatory patient

All patients were ambulatory before hip fracture.

Karim Anton Calis and Frank Pucino, The New England Journal of Medicine

: performed on or involving a patient who is able to walk about

Some patients report that ambulatory oxygen therapy helps relieve exercise-related breathlessness.

Dennis E. Niewoehner, The New England Journal of Medicine

: performed on or provided to an outpatient

ambulatory care

Ambulatory surgical procedures have proliferated in recent years as a result of increases in the cost of inpatient health services.

Mark A. Warner et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association

also : relating to or intended for outpatient care

ambulatory surgery centers

: performed on or worn by a patient during the course of normal daily activities (such as working and sleeping)

Rather than treat all patients on the basis of office blood pressure readings, some clinicians … maintain that certain patients should first be fitted with ambulatory blood pressure monitors that automatically record their blood pressure every 15 minutes or so throughout the day and night.

Jane E. Brody, The New York Times

also : obtained by ambulatory monitoring

24-hour ambulatory blood pressure

单词	ambulatory
释义	ambulatory 1 of 2 adjective am·bu·la·to·ry ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 1 a : able to walk about and not bedridden ambulatory patients b : performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient ambulatory medical care an ambulatory electrocardiogram 2 : of, relating to, or adapted to walking ambulatory exercise also : occurring during a walk an ambulatory conversation 3 : moving from place to place : itinerant for years led an ambulatory life 4 law : capable of being altered a will is ambulatory until the testator's death ambulatorily ˌam-byə-lə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē adverb ambulatory 2 of 2 noun plural ambulatories : a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking Synonyms Adjective ambulant errant fugitive gallivanting galavanting itinerant nomad nomadic perambulatory peregrine peripatetic ranging roaming roving vagabond vagrant wandering wayfaring See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The ambulatory surgery center has since reopened, but is now staffed through a joint venture with another company. Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 In 2021, NYU Langone ambulatory care practices ranked No. 1 in Vizient’s Ambulatory Care Quality and Accountability Ranking for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality outpatient care. Julie Washington, cleveland, 26 July 2022 My passion for Hollywood is rooted in my own experience—namely, of having long been dismissive of it, as a child of the sixties who considered Hollywood to be an ambulatory Las Vegas. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Work began two years ago on Grandview Physicians Plaza II, a five-story, 143,500-square-foot Class-A medical office and ambulatory facility on the main medical campus for Grandview Medical Center. William Thornton \| Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 June 2022 Bruce Meyer, president of Jefferson Health, a Philadelphia-area system of 18 hospitals and 100 ambulatory care centers, saw the brutally intense pressure on his peers in health care. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2022 Weiss also told the jury that the injections the patients took were all legitimate and documented, and that Bothra was the only pain specialist in Michigan who had an ambulatory surgical center attached to his practice. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022 But there also was a common element to those two Heat losses: the Celtics’ defense requires an opponent to be at its best, and to be fully ambulatory. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2022 The top four defensive teams are still ambulatory in the NBA. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2022 Noun When companies join forces across the continuum of care—from acute to ambulatory and post-acute—capabilities are strengthened, and care teams have access to insights at every stage of a patient’s healthcare journey. Dave Wessinger, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The recommendations also call for closing the Cleveland VA Medical Center satellite ambulatory surgical center on Superior Avenue. Julie Washington, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022 Just the opposite: a respiratory-borne virus is more easily transmitted by an ambulatory, socially interactive host. Donald S. Burke, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022 Employees from Central EMS, a Roswell ambulatory service, happened upon the scene and rescued the passenger from the burning vehicle before police showed up, according to the news release. Matt Bruce, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022 Bob oversees all hospital, ambulatory, and retail operations in this full continuum of care delivery system with annual revenues of $7 billion and 33,000 team members. Ellevate, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Like similar agencies across the country, Seminole Fire Department has been impacted by high-call volumes and ambulatory transports related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021 Buccal fat removal is typically performed in a hospital, a licensed ambulatory surgery setting, or an in-office procedure room. Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2021 Last week, the pediatric ambulatory department at Boston Medical Center, which treats nearly 15,000 children, began sending vaccination mobile units into city neighborhoods. Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Adjective borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambulatoire "movable, without fixed residence," borrowed from Latin ambulātōrius "movable, transferable, suitable for walking," from ambulāre "to go by foot, walk for pleasure or health, travel" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor; (sense 1b) after German ambulatorisch — more at amble entry 1 Noun earlier ameltori, amlatorye, borrowed from Medieval Latin ambulātōrium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin ambulātōrius "movable, suitable for walking" — more at ambulatory entry 1 First Known Use Adjective 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition ambulatory adjective am·bu·la·to·ry ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 1 : of, relating to, or adapted to walking ambulatory exercise 2 a : able to walk about and not bedridden an ambulatory patient All patients were ambulatory before hip fracture. Karim Anton Calis and Frank Pucino, The New England Journal of Medicine b : performed on or involving a patient who is able to walk about Some patients report that ambulatory oxygen therapy helps relieve exercise-related breathlessness. Dennis E. Niewoehner, The New England Journal of Medicine c : performed on or provided to an outpatient ambulatory care Ambulatory surgical procedures have proliferated in recent years as a result of increases in the cost of inpatient health services. Mark A. Warner et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association also : relating to or intended for outpatient care ambulatory surgery centers d : performed on or worn by a patient during the course of normal daily activities (such as working and sleeping) Rather than treat all patients on the basis of office blood pressure readings, some clinicians … maintain that certain patients should first be fitted with ambulatory blood pressure monitors that automatically record their blood pressure every 15 minutes or so throughout the day and night. Jane E. Brody, The New York Times also : obtained by ambulatory monitoring 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure Legal Definition ambulatory adjective am·bu·la·to·ry ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē : capable of being altered a will is ambulatory until the testator's death History and Etymology for ambulatory Latin ambulatorius, literally, movable, transferable, from ambulare to walk, move, be transferred ambulatory adjective as in nomadic traveling from place to place ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nomadic nomad ambulant peregrine roaming ranging peripatetic itinerant migrant wandering perambulatory roving vagrant vagabond walking wayfaring migratory gallivanting fugitive errant galavanting on the move meandering drifting sauntering strolling rambling footloose traipsing Antonyms & Near Antonyms stationary static standing immobile settled motionless nonmoving still See More
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ambulatory

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noun

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Medical Definition

adjective

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