ambulatories

Variant of ambulatory

ambulatory definition

am·bu·la·tory (am′byo̵̅o̅ lə tôr′ē, -byə-)

adjective

  1. of or for walking
  2. able to walk and not confined to bed an ambulatory patient
  3. moving from one place to another; movable
  4. Law that can be changed or revoked an ambulatory will

Etymology: L ambulatorius < ambulare: see amble

noun pl. ambulatories -·ries

any covered or sheltered place for walking, as in a cloister

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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