Ambulatory care
noun
care given at a hospital to non-resident patients, including minor surgery and outpatient treatment
noun
any non-emergency or outpatient medical care at a clinic, doctor’s office, or hospital
examples
a general checkup is considered ambulatory care.
word origin
from ambulatory ‘able to walk’
usage note
medicine
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