ambulatory
/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/
Dictionary
noun
- The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
- Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
adjective
- Of, relating to, or adapted to walking
"ambulatory exercise"
- Able to walk about and not bedridden.
"an ambulatory patient"
- Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
"ambulatory medical care"
- 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."
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