ambulatory
Performed on or involving an outpatientPerformed on or involving an outpatient.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Examples
2 sentencesI need you to take me to the ambulatory surgery center on Monday.
The government said it would open two downtown streets to informal vendors on weekends and also start licensing ambulatory vendors.
Meaning
6 sensesPerformed on or involving an outpatient.
an ambulatory electrocardiogram
ambulatory medical care
ambulant
амбулато́рныйambulatórnyj
амбулато́рнийambulatórnyj
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
ambulatory exercise
ходя́чийxodjáčij
relating to or adapted for walking
(comparable)Able to walk about and not bedridden.
an ambulatory patient
able to walk about
More meanings 3
Relating to ambulances.
ambulatory fleet
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places
Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.
Origin
From Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, amFrom Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, ambulator + -y.
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Forms
more ambulatory, most ambulatory| Comparative | more ambulatory Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ambulatory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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