Definition of ambulatory
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
2
: of, relating to, or adapted to walking
ambulatory exercise
also
: occurring during a walk
an ambulatory conversation
3
: moving from place to place : itinerant
for years led an ambulatory life
4
law
: capable of being altered
a will is ambulatory until the testator's death
ambulatory
noun
plural ambulatories
Definition of ambulatory (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking
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The first known use of ambulatory was in the 15th century
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