ambulatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /-bjʊ-/ (General-American)
- /ˌæm.bjəˈleɪ.tɹi/ (UK)
- /ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, ambulator + -y.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
The princess of whom his majesty […]had an ambulatory view in his travels.
1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers:ambulatory exercise
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(comparable) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
an ambulatory patient
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Performed on or involving an outpatient.
Those who left the sanatoria received ambulatory care that included regular doctor's care, visits to specialists and dietary supplements.
2007 June 1, Leslie Feinberg, “Cuba brought science, not scapegoating, to AIDS care”, in Workers World:an ambulatory electrocardiogram
Just a week after vetoing a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an executive order on Friday banning gender-transition surgeries for anyone under 18 at state hospitals or ambulatory clinics.
2024 January 5, Amy Harmon, “Ohio Governor Orders Restrictions on Transgender Care After Vetoing Ban”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2024:ambulatory medical care
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Relating to ambulances.
ambulatory fleet
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Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places
As ſoon as God began to conſtitute a Church and fix the Prieſthood, which before was very ambulatory, and diſpenſed into all families, but ever officiated by the Major domo, God gives the power and deſigns the perſon.
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “Section VI”, in Clerus Domini: or, A Discourse of the Divine Institution, Necessity, Sacrednesse, and Separation of the Office Ministerial. […], London: […] R[ichard] Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC, paragraph 1, page 35:
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Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ambulatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ambulatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ambulatorily · nonambulatory · ambulatory care
Relateds
ambulation · out of bed · perambulatory · ambulator · perambulation · perambulator · ambulate
Synonyms
astir · mobile · animate · motive · motile · mobile · vagile · kinetic · ambulatory · astir · movable · up and about
Translations (30)
ru ходя́чий (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · bg ходещ (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · nl ambulant (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · el περιπατητικός (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · fi kävely- (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · es ambulatorio (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · bg за ходене (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · pt ambulante (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · ru амбулато́рный (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · el περιπατητικός (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · la ambulātōrius (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · fi avo- (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · ca ambulatori (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · uk амбулато́рний (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · ca ambulatori (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · bg амбулато́рен (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · es ambulatorio (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · hu járó- (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · pl ambulatoryjny (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · bg странстващ (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · fr ambulatoire (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · pt ambulatório (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · hu ambuláns (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · de ambulant (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · cs ambulantní (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · be амбулато́рны (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · fr ambulatoire (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) · cs ambulantní (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · fr déambulatoire (of, relating to, or adapted to walking) · nl ambulant (performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient)