Relating to or involving walking or moving from place to place; able to walk (opposite of bedridden).
From Latin 'ambulant-,' present participle of 'ambulare' (to walk). Used in medical contexts to describe patients who can move around rather than being immobilized.
In hospitals, doctors call patients who can get out of bed 'ambulant'—it comes from the same Latin root as 'ambulance' and 'ambulate,' all sharing the idea of movement and motion!
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