ambulation

«ambulation» in Mova's school dictionary: Walking or moving about on foot — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (ambulation) — formal, medicine

meaning for a pupil

(formal, medicine) Walking or moving about on foot. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used by doctors and nurses: after an operation, early ambulation (getting up and walking) helps recovery. Rare in everyday talk.

examples

• The nurse helped with Grandad's ambulation after surgery. tree →
• Early ambulation helps patients heal. tree →
• The crutches assist ambulation. tree →
• Ambulation was slow after her knee operation. tree →
• The physio checked his ambulation in the corridor. tree →
• Ambulation means walking. tree →

note

Uncountable. Related: ambulatory (able to walk). Not connected in meaning to «ambulance», though both come from Latin for walking.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ambulation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.