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ambulatory

/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/
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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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