ambulatory
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1. ambulatory - Noun
2. ambulatory - Adjective
3. ambulatory - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places.
Pertaining to a walk.
Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.
A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.
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the patient is ambulatory
it has an ambulatory and seven chapels
an ambulatory corridor
A $48 million expansion to the hospital was completed in 2009 and contains a new laboratory, ambulatory care centre, and provincial level one trauma centre. citation A new oncology clinic was built at the hospital and opened in late 2014.
Components include an external rescue hoist, integrated patient configuration system, environmental control system, on-board oxygen system (OBOGS), and crashworthy ambulatory seats.
Based on the end-users, the market is segmented into hospitals & clinics, ambulatory care settings, emergency medical services, and home care settings.