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# ambulation

noun (ambulation) — formal, medicine

«ambulation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal, medicine) Walking or moving about on foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x1)
- Early ambulation helps patients heal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x2)
- The crutches assist ambulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x3)
- Ambulation was slow after her knee operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x4)
- The physio checked his ambulation in the corridor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x5)
- Ambulation means walking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ambulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ambulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambulation.html) on Mova free.