Ambulatory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of AMBULATORY is able to walk about and not bedridden. How to use ambulatory in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut ambulatory adjective SaveWord am·​bu·​la·​to·​ry |\ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē \ Definitionofambulatory (Entry1of2) 1a :abletowalkaboutandnotbedridden ambulatorypatients b :performedonorinvolvinganambulatorypatientoranoutpatient ambulatorymedicalcareanambulatoryelectrocardiogram 2 :of,relatingto,oradaptedtowalking ambulatoryexercise also :occurringduringawalk anambulatoryconversation 3 :movingfromplacetoplace:itinerant foryearsledanambulatorylife 4 law :capableofbeingaltered awillisambulatoryuntilthetestator'sdeath ambulatory noun pluralambulatories Definitionofambulatory (Entry2of2) :ashelteredplace(asinacloisterorchurch)forwalking OtherWordsfromambulatory Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutambulatory OtherWordsfromambulatory Adjective ambulatorily \ ˌam-​byə-​lə-​ˈtȯr-​ə-​lē \ adverb Synonymsforambulatory Synonyms:Adjective ambulant, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (alsogalavanting), itinerant, nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofambulatoryinaSentence Adjective ambulatorytheatricalcompaniesthatbroughtlivetheatertosmalltownsacrossAmerica RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective TriHealth,oneoftheregion'slargesthealthsystems,isplanningtoopena$30millionambulatorymedicalcampusinSpringfieldTownship,amovethat'sexpectedtobring120healthcareandsupportstaffjobs,officialssaid. — QuinlanBentley,TheEnquirer,4Mar.2022 OrthoIllinoisofficialswillappearbeforetheIllinoisHealthFacilitiesandServicesReviewBoardTuesday,Oct.26,torequestaCertificateofNeedapplicationforOrthoIllinoisSurgeryCenterElgin,anambulatorysurgicalcenter. — GloriaCasas,chicagotribune.com,15Oct.2021 BecauseBraid’sclinicisnowanambulatorysurgicalcenter,Kleinfeldsaid,high-riskpregnancydoctorsintheareacanreferpatientstohim. — WashingtonPost,25Sep.2021 Inaddition,especiallyearlyinthepandemic,transportdelayspreventedmanytestsfromruralhospitalsandambulatoryclinicsfromreachingtheclinicallaboratoriesinatimelyfashion,prolongingwaittimesforCovidtestresults. — EmilyE.Volk,CNN,10Jan.2022 Theactionisalsolikelytobecomeanissuewhenthephysicianappliesformalpracticeinsurance,seekstobere-credentialedbyinsurers,orappliesforprivilegesatanotherhospitalorambulatorycarefacility. — DanielB.Frier,STAT,28Feb.2022 MiddlesexHospitalsimilarlycloseditshospitalandoutpatientandambulatorylocationstovisitors,withlimitedexceptions,onDec.31. — ElizaFawcett,courant.com,4Jan.2022 Alltheresidentsappearedtobeambulatoryandwereabletoevacuateontheirown,withtheexceptionoftheonemanwhowasinjured,Hillsaid. — AndresPicon,SanFranciscoChronicle,27Jan.2022 Themostcontroversialelement,however,isaplantobuildthreecomprehensiveambulatorycarecenters,offeringphysicianservices,surgery,anddiagnosticimaging,inthreesuburbswestofBoston. — HarrisMeyer,Fortune,27Jan.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun TherecommendationsalsocallforclosingtheClevelandVAMedicalCentersatelliteambulatorysurgicalcenteronSuperiorAvenue. — JulieWashington,cleveland,17Mar.2022 Justtheopposite:arespiratory-bornevirusismoreeasilytransmittedbyanambulatory,sociallyinteractivehost. — DonaldS.Burke,STAT,18Feb.2022 EmployeesfromCentralEMS,aRoswellambulatoryservice,happeneduponthesceneandrescuedthepassengerfromtheburningvehiclebeforepoliceshowedup,accordingtothenewsrelease. — MattBruce,ajc,1Jan.2022 Boboverseesallhospital,ambulatory,andretailoperationsinthisfullcontinuumofcaredeliverysystemwithannualrevenuesof$7billionand33,000teammembers. — Ellevate,Forbes,12Oct.2021 Likesimilaragenciesacrossthecountry,SeminoleFireDepartmenthasbeenimpactedbyhigh-callvolumesandambulatorytransportsrelatedtotheCOVID-19pandemic. — MartinE.Comas,orlandosentinel.com,24Sep.2021 Buccalfatremovalistypicallyperformedinahospital,alicensedambulatorysurgerysetting,oranin-officeprocedureroom. — ColleenMurphy,Health.com,14Sep.2021 Lastweek,thepediatricambulatorydepartmentatBostonMedicalCenter,whichtreatsnearly15,000children,begansendingvaccinationmobileunitsintocityneighborhoods. — JanHoffman,NewYorkTimes,23Apr.2020 ThesiteisVirtua’sthirdambulatoryCOVID-19testingsitebeyonditstestingatitsfivehospitalsandsevenemergencyroomsinSouthJersey. — DavidLevinsky,USATODAY,22Apr.2020 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'ambulatory.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofambulatory Adjective 1598,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2Noun 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforambulatory Adjective borrowedfromMiddleFrench&Latin;MiddleFrenchambulatoire"movable,withoutfixedresidence,"borrowedfromLatinambulātōrius"movable,transferable,suitableforwalking,"fromambulāre"togobyfoot,walkforpleasureorhealth,travel"+-tōrius,deverbaladjectivesuffixoriginallyformingderivativesfromagentnounsendingin-tōr-,-tor;(sense1b)afterGermanambulatorisch—moreatambleentry1 Noun earlierameltori,amlatorye,borrowedfromMedievalLatinambulātōrium,nounderivativefromneuterofLatinambulātōrius"movable,suitableforwalking"—moreatambulatoryentry1 LearnMoreAboutambulatory Shareambulatory PosttheDefinitionofambulatorytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofambulatoryonTwitter TimeTravelerforambulatory Thefirstknownuseofambulatorywas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster 10ThingsYouDoEveryDayWithoutEven... 10ThingsYouDoEveryDayWithoutEvenKnowingIt Admittingitisthefirststep. DictionaryEntriesNearambulatory ambulatorial ambulatory ambulette SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforambulatory LastUpdated 3May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Ambulatory.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambulatory.Accessed5May.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforambulatory ambulatory adjective am·​bu·​la·​to·​ry |\ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē,-ˌtȯr- \ Medical Definitionofambulatory 1 :of,relatingto,oradaptedtowalking ambulatoryexercise 2a :abletowalkaboutandnotbedridden anambulatorypatientAllpatientswereambulatorybeforehipfracture.—KarimAntonCalisandFrankPucino,TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine b :performedonorinvolvingapatientwhoisabletowalkabout Somepatientsreportthatambulatoryoxygentherapyhelpsrelieveexercise-relatedbreathlessness.—DennisE.Niewoehner,TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine c :performedonorprovidedtoanoutpatient ambulatorycareAmbulatorysurgicalprocedureshaveproliferatedinrecentyearsasaresultofincreasesinthecostofinpatienthealthservices.—MarkA.Warneretal.,TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation also :relatingtoorintendedforoutpatientcare ambulatorysurgerycenters d :performedonorwornbyapatientduringthecourseofnormaldailyactivities(suchasworkingandsleeping) Ratherthantreatallpatientsonthebasisofofficebloodpressurereadings,someclinicians…maintainthatcertainpatientsshouldfirstbefittedwithambulatorybloodpressuremonitorsthatautomaticallyrecordtheirbloodpressureevery15minutesorsothroughoutthedayandnight.—JaneE.Brody,TheNewYorkTimes also :obtainedbyambulatorymonitoring 24-hourambulatorybloodpressure OtherWordsfromambulatory ambulatorily \ ˌam-​byə-​lə-​ˈtōr-​ə-​lē,-​ˈtȯr-​ \ adverb apatienttreatedambulatorily ambulatory adjective am·​bu·​la·​to·​ry |\ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtōr-ē \ Legal Definitionofambulatory :capableofbeingaltered awillisambulatoryuntilthetestator'sdeath HistoryandEtymologyforambulatory Latinambulatorius,literally,movable,transferable,fromambularetowalk,move,betransferred MorefromMerriam-Websteronambulatory BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofambulatoryforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutambulatory WORDOFTHEDAY fractious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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