Definition of ambulant in English:
ambulant
adjectiveˈambjʊl(ə)ntˈæmbjələnt
Medicine (of a patient) able to walk about; not confined to bed.
it is registered to cater for 28 ambulant confused elderly residents
Example sentencesExamples
- While these measures get going, elderly ambulant men and women should try to get some exposure to sunlight every day if possible, and all those in nursing homes should be considered for vitamin D treatment.
- The recording is done while the patient is ambulant and is performing his routine activities.
- Hospital beds would not be required for such local ambulant patients, and the hectic overwork of Accident and Emergency departments would, with one stroke, be alleviated.
- All designs were to be accessible by ambulant disabled and elderly people.
Synonyms
able to move, able to move around, moving, walking, ambulatory
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin ambulant- 'walking', from ambulare.
Definition of ambulant in US English:
ambulant
adjectiveˈæmbjələntˈambyələnt
Medicine (of a patient) able to walk around; not confined to bed.
it is registered to cater for 28 ambulant confused elderly residents
Example sentencesExamples
- The recording is done while the patient is ambulant and is performing his routine activities.
- All designs were to be accessible by ambulant disabled and elderly people.
- While these measures get going, elderly ambulant men and women should try to get some exposure to sunlight every day if possible, and all those in nursing homes should be considered for vitamin D treatment.
- Hospital beds would not be required for such local ambulant patients, and the hectic overwork of Accident and Emergency departments would, with one stroke, be alleviated.
Synonyms
able to move, able to move around, moving, walking, ambulatory
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin ambulant- ‘walking’, from ambulare.