Medical Dictionary

ambulatory

adj am·bu·la·to·ry \ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtr-\

Medical Definition of AMBULATORY

1
:  of, relating to, or adapted to walking <ambulatory exercise>
2
a :  able to walk about and not bedridden <an ambulatory patient> b :  performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient <an ambulatory electrocardiogram> <ambulatory medical care>
am·bu·la·to·ri·ly \ˌam-byə-lə-ˈtōr-ə-lē, -ˈtr-\ adverb

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