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 walk
2 : moving from place to place : itinerant
3 : 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