Ambulatory Definition

ămbyə-lə-tôrē
ambulatories
adjective
Of, relating to, or adapted for walking.
American Heritage
Of or for walking.
Webster's New World
Able to walk and not confined to bed.
An ambulatory patient.
Webster's New World
Moving from one place to another; movable.
Webster's New World
Moving about; itinerant.
American Heritage
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noun
A covered place for walking, as in a cloister.
American Heritage
Any covered or sheltered place for walking, as in a cloister.
Webster's New World

The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

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Other Word Forms of Ambulatory

Noun

Singular:
ambulatory
Plural:
ambulatories

Origin of Ambulatory

  • Latin ambulatorius

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Ambulatory Sentence Examples

  • After he was completely healed, Bill was able to be ambulatory again and leave the hospital.

  • The ambulatory appendages vary in number.

  • Each of these limbs was twobranched, the external branch consisting of a slender fringed flagellum possibly respiratory in function, and the inner of a normal jointed ambulatory leg.

  • The mortal remains of the Venerable Mary Potter were re-buried in the north ambulatory of the Cathedral in 1997.

  • Patients with ESRD managed with other forms of dialysis such as ambulatory peritoneal dialysis have not been studied.

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