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Ambulatory vs Nonambulatory - What's the difference?

ambulatory | nonambulatory |

As adjectives the difference between ambulatory and nonambulatory

is that ambulatory is of, relating to, or adapted to walking while nonambulatory is not able to walk around (e.g. plants).

As a noun ambulatory

is the round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

ambulatory

English

Adjective

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

    Noun

    (ambulatories)
  • The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

    • nonambulatory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not able to walk around (e.g. plants).