Meaning & use
ambulant
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Able to walk about; not confined to a bed, especially after illness or surgery.
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The patient was ambulant just two days after the operation.
Ambulant care services allow patients to receive treatment without an overnight hospital stay.
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From Latin 'ambulare,' to walk, the same root shared with 'ambulance,' originally a mobile field hospital.
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