Ambulatory

usgb/ˈæmbjələtɔːri/
adjective

The ability to walk from place to place.

After his hip surgery, he was thankfully still ambulatory and didn't need a wheelchair.
Visual representation of "ambulatory" - The ability to walk from place to place

Often appears as...

  • ambulatory care
  • ambulatory patient

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Medical

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Post-Recovery Usage

Use 'ambulatory' to describe someone's movement ability after a medical event.

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His ambulatory status improved significantly post-surgery.
Visual representation of the word "Ambulatory"

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