Anyone who could ambulate, even if they used a cane or walker, was included.
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You may find nurse midwives more sympathetic to your need to ambulate than obstetricians.
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How much do you really want to ambulate like this while gaming anyway?
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In the later stages, they have difficulty walking and eventually lose their ability to ambulate altogether.
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Due to cerebral palsy and scoliosis, she has used a reverse walker to ambulate around the building.
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Modern practice is to mobilize patients as soon as possible and ambulate with walking aids when tolerated.
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This was accompanied by increasing vanity on the part of that mountain range, which demanded that Surya should circum-ambulate the Vindhyas in the same way as he does Mount Meru.
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Walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
(ambulation) walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step. ...
To walk; to relocate one's self under the power of one's own legs
(Ambulation) The ability to walk.
(Ambulation) The art of walking without assistance from others. It may include the use of crutches, canes and other mechanical aids.
Ambulation is the act of walking without any devices such as canes or walkers.
Although often used to mean "walk at a leisurely pace" (because, one imagines, of its similarity to the word "amble"), to ambulate is simply to walk. See: AMBLE.