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ambulant

Pronunciation: /ˈambjʊl(ə)nt/
Definition of ambulant

adjective

Medicine
  • (of a patient) able to walk about; not confined to bed: it is registered to cater for 28 ambulant confused elderly residents

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin ambulant- 'walking', from ambulare

ambulant in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ambulant in the US English dictionary
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