Ambulatory
adjective
The ability to walk from place to place.
After his hip surgery, he was thankfully still ambulatory and didn't need a wheelchair.
Often appears as...
- ambulatory care
- ambulatory patient
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Relating to walking, especially in the medical sector like ambulatory care.
An ambulatory surgery center functions to perform surgeries that don't need a hospital stay.
Often appears as...
- ambulatory treatment
- ambulatory health care
adjective
Moving or able to move from place to place.
This kind of bird is not ambulatory, but it's very good at swimming.
adjective
In architecture, a place for walking, especially an aisle around the apse or a cloister in a church or cathedral.
The ambulatory around the church was decorated with beautiful paintings.
Often appears as...
- church ambulatory
- cathedral ambulatory
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
The ability to walk from place to place.
After his hip surgery, he was thankfully still ambulatory and didn't need a wheelchair.
Often appears as...
- ambulatory care
- ambulatory patient
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Relating to walking, especially in the medical sector like ambulatory care.
An ambulatory surgery center functions to perform surgeries that don't need a hospital stay.
Often appears as...
- ambulatory treatment
- ambulatory health care
adjective
Moving or able to move from place to place.
This kind of bird is not ambulatory, but it's very good at swimming.
adjective
In architecture, a place for walking, especially an aisle around the apse or a cloister in a church or cathedral.
The ambulatory around the church was decorated with beautiful paintings.
Often appears as...
- church ambulatory
- cathedral ambulatory
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/1Post-Recovery Usage
Use 'ambulatory' to describe someone's movement ability after a medical event.
His ambulatory status improved significantly post-surgery.
Pro Tip 1/1Post-Recovery Usage
Use 'ambulatory' to describe someone's movement ability after a medical event.
His ambulatory status improved significantly post-surgery.
Pro Tip 1/1Post-Recovery Usage
Use 'ambulatory' to describe someone's movement ability after a medical event.
His ambulatory status improved significantly post-surgery.
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Quote examples
Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
Having a consumer brand helps us a lot. We will see more ambulatory care, and there will be a lot of new ways to deliver healthcare... and that means consumerism is going to play a bigger role.
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Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
American Actor
I kind of need to be ambulatory to write lyrics.
Quote examples
Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
Having a consumer brand helps us a lot. We will see more ambulatory care, and there will be a lot of new ways to deliver healthcare... and that means consumerism is going to play a bigger role.
Quote examples
Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.
Quote examples
Lin-Manuel Miranda
American Actor
I kind of need to be ambulatory to write lyrics.
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