Ambulatory

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am + bu + la + to + ry

Origin

Latin ambulatorius

Full definition of ambulatory

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, or adapted to walkingambulatory exercise
• Sir H. WottonThe princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels.
2. (comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.an ambulatory patient
3. (medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.an ambulatory electrocardiogramambulatory medical care
4. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places
• Jeremy TaylorThe priesthood ... before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families.
5. (legal) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.

Noun

1. The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.