Meaning & use
Nonambulatory
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Unable to walk or move about on one's own.
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The clinic has a separate entrance for nonambulatory patients using wheelchairs.
After the surgery, he remained nonambulatory for several weeks.
A note on using this word
Commonly used in medical and veterinary settings to describe a patient or animal that cannot walk unassisted.
Words with a similar meaning
immobilewheelchair-bound
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Words with an opposite meaning
ambulatorymobile
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