ambulatory

Capable of walking

Ambulatory means relating to walking or able to walk.

In medicine, an ambulatory patient can move around rather than being confined to bed: The surgery was minimally invasive, so she remained ambulatory throughout recovery.

Ambulatory care is medical treatment that doesn't require hospital admission—outpatient services where you walk in and walk out.

As a noun, an ambulatory is a covered walkway, especially the passage around the apse in a church.

mobility

walking

Locomotion on foot

mobileCapable of movement
movingEmotionally affecting
on footMoving by walking

upright · locomotion · gait · stride · step · motile · self-propelled · unassisted · bipedal · pedestrian

architecture

cloister

Covered monastic walkway

arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
colonnadeRow supporting a roof
gallerySpace for displaying artwork

walkway · portico · peristyle · corridor · atrium · nave · aisle · transept · narthex · vestibule

medical

outpatient

Treated without admission

dischargeRelease of substance outward
day surgeryMedical procedure, home same afternoon
same-dayWithin twenty-four hours

walking wounded · stable condition · monitoring · vital signs · blood pressure · ECG · heart monitor · portable · wearable

recovery

convalescent

One recovering from illness

recuperatingRegaining health gradually
healingRestoration of health
rehabilitatingRestoring to good condition

strengthening · progressing · improving · mobilizing · weight-bearing · physical therapy · post-operative · post-surgical · transitional · balance

care

outpatient care

Healthcare without hospitalization

walk-inWithout prior booking
urgent careWalk-in medical facility
primary careFirst-line medical services

preventive · consultation · checkup · screening · follow-up · treatment · therapy · rehabilitation · physical therapy · occupational therapy

ambulatory

walking

cloister

outpatient

convalescent

outpatient care

ambulatory

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