ambulant
/'æmbjulənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Able to walk about; not confined to bed: Describes a person, especially a patient, who is capable of walking and moving around, rather than being bedridden.
- Mobile; moving from place to place: In a broader or historical context, it can describe something that is not stationary and moves or travels.
Usage
- The primary use of "ambulant" is in medical and healthcare contexts to describe patients who do not require bed rest and can walk.
- It is a formal term, often used interchangeably with "ambulatory."
- It can modify nouns like "patient," "care," or "services."
Examples
- Adjective:
- The doctor confirmed the patient was ambulant and could be discharged.
- The clinic provides care for both bedridden and ambulant patients.
- After the minor surgery, he was ambulant within a few hours.
Advanced Usage
- "ambulant population": Refers to a group of people within a community or facility who are mobile.
- The new community center is designed to serve the ambulant elderly.
- "ambulant vendor": A less common, more formal term for a mobile or itinerant seller.
- The town square was filled with ambulant vendors during the festival.
Variants and Related Words
- Ambulatory (adj): Synonymous with "ambulant," meaning able to walk. Also used as a noun for a covered walkway.
- The ambulatory care unit treats patients who do not need overnight stays.
- Ambulance (n): A vehicle equipped for transporting the sick or injured.
- An ambulance was called to the scene.
- Amble (v): To walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
- They ambled through the park.
Synonyms
- Mobile: Capable of moving or being moved freely.
- Walking: Using the action of walking.
- Itinerant (for the non-medical sense): Traveling from place to place.
Antonyms
- Bedridden: Confined to bed because of sickness or weakness.
- Immobile: Not moving; motionless.
- Stationary: Not moving or not intended to be moved.
Adjective
- able to walk about
- the patient is ambulatory