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Definition of ambulatory
1a : able to walk about and not bedridden ambulatory patientsb : 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
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Examples of ambulatory in a Sentence
ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America
Recent Examples of ambulatory from the Web
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The Mequon clinic, unlike the clinics in New Berlin and Oak Creek, will not have an ambulatory surgical center.
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Evacuation is preferred, and Poway Unified School District can provide up to 20 school buses to help move non-ambulatory patients.
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Dimensions owns Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly and an ambulatory care center in Bowie.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new program will launch Thursday for ambulatory detoxification to help manage the medical needs of clients going through opiate withdrawal.
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The Citizens Budget Commission has urged more feeder routes and encourages ambulatory riders to use mass transit.
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The others Louisiana legal restrictions included: Ambulatory surgical standards, which require clinics performing abortions to meet same standards as surgery centers where invasive procedures are performed.
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The relaxed, haphazard structure perfectly suited the adventures of a gang that includes a talking raccoon and an ambulatory plant.
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The U.S. District Court decision last week struck down measures requiring that doctors have hospital admitting privileges and that facilities meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers.
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Origin and Etymology of ambulatory
see ambulate
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Definition of ambulatory
ambulatories
: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking
Recent Examples of ambulatory from the Web
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Cross Country has more than 9,500 contracts for staffing with hospitals, physician practices, outpatient and ambulatory-care centers, public and charter schools and government offices.
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Reedy spends part of his time away from the Buccaneers and during the offseason working as a driver for a company that provides wheelchair transportation and ambulatory services that pays him $11 an hour.
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An ambulatory setting is less costly than a hospital setting.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ambulatory'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of ambulatory
see ambulate
Medical Dictionary
ambulatory
playMedical Definition of ambulatory
1: of, relating to, or adapted to walking ambulatory exercise
2a: able to walk about and not bedridden an ambulatory patient All patients were ambulatory before hip fracture.—Karim Anton Calis and Frank Pucino, The New England Journal of Medicine, 1 Nov. 2007b: performed on or involving a patient who is able to walk about Some patients report that ambulatory oxygen therapy helps relieve exercise-related breathlessness.—Dennis E. Niewoehner, The New England Journal of Medicine, 15 Apr. 2010c: performed on or provided to an outpatient ambulatory care Ambulatory surgical procedures have proliferated in recent years as a result of increases in the cost of inpatient health services.—Mark A. Warner et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association, 22 Sept. 1993; also : relating to or intended for outpatient care ambulatory surgery centersd: performed on or worn by a patient during the course of normal daily activities (such as working and sleeping) Rather than treat all patients on the basis of office blood pressure readings, some clinicians … maintain that certain patients should first be fitted with ambulatory blood pressure monitors that automatically record their blood pressure every 15 minutes or so throughout the day and night.—Jane E. Brody, The New York Times, 28 Nov. 1995; also : obtained by ambulatory monitoring 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure
Law Dictionary
ambulatory
playLegal Definition of ambulatory
: capable of being altered a will is ambulatory until the testator's death
Origin and Etymology of ambulatory
Latin ambulatorius, literally, movable, transferable, from ambulare to walk, move, be transferred
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