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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bu•la•to•ry /ˈæmbyələˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of walking or moving about from place to place:The patient was ambulatory after bed rest.
See -ambl-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bu•la•to•ry (am′byə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - of, pertaining to, or capable of walking:an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals.
- moving about or from place to place;
not stationary:an ambulatory tribe. - Also, ambulant. [Med.]
- Medicinenot confined to bed;
able or strong enough to walk:an ambulatory patient. - Medicineserving patients who are able to walk:an ambulatory care center.
- Lawnot fixed;
alterable or revocable:ambulatory will.
n. - ArchitectureAlso called deambulatory.
- an aisle surrounding the end of the choir or chancel of a church.
- the covered walk of a cloister.
- Latin ambulātōrius, equivalent. to ambulā-, stem of ambulāre (see amble) + -tōrius tory1
- 1615–25
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