Main Entry:

¹am·bu·la·to·ry

Pronunciation:

\ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1598

1: of, relating to, or adapted to walking ; also : occurring during a walk2: moving from place to place : itinerant3: capable of being altered <a will is ambulatory until the testator's death>4 a: able to walk about and not bedridden <ambulatory patients> b: performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient <ambulatory medical care> <an ambulatory electrocardiogram>

— am·bu·la·to·ri·ly \ˌam-byə-lə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē\ adverb