Definition of Ambulatory in English :

Define Ambulatory in English

Ambulatory meaning in English

Meaning of Ambulatory in English

Pronunciation of Ambulatory in English

Ambulatory pronunciation in English

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Ambulatory

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Noun

1. ambulatory

a covered walkway (as in a cloister)

Example Sentences:
'it has an ambulatory and seven chapels'

Adjective

2. ambulatory

relating to or adapted for walking

Example Sentences:
'an ambulatory corridor'

3. ambulant, ambulatory

able to walk about

Example Sentences:
'the patient is ambulatory'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ambulatory

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or designed for walking
2. 
changing position; not fixed
3. Also: ambulant
able to walk
4. law
(esp of a will) capable of being altered or revoked
noun plural -ries
5. architecture
a. 
an aisle running around the east end of a church, esp one that passes behind the sanctuary
b. 
a place for walking, such as an aisle or a cloister

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Ambulatory

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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
nounWord forms: plural ˈambulaˌtories
5. 
any covered or sheltered place for walking, as in a cloister

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Ambulatory

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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or adapted for walking.
2.
a. Capable of walking; not bedridden: an ambulatory patient.
b. Designed for or available to patients who are not bedridden: ambulatory care; ambulatory pediatrics.
3. Moving about; itinerant.
4. Law Relating to that which can be changed or revoked, as a will during the life of the testator.
n. pl. am·bu·la·to·ries
1. An aisle around the back side of the chancel in a cathedral or other large church.
2. A covered place for walking, as in a cloister.

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