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nonambulatory

nonambulatory adjective: not able to walk around.

Adjective

nonambulatory (not comparable)

  1. Not able to walk around.
    • Traditionally, proximal femoral varus derotational osteotomy has been used in nonambulatory patients to produce a more stable sitting base.2010, Tulio E. Bertorini, Neuromuscular Disorders: Management and Treatment E-Book

Origin of nonambulatory

From non- + ambulatory.

Questions about nonambulatory

What does nonambulatory mean?
Nonambulatory means not able to walk around.
What part of speech is nonambulatory?
Nonambulatory is an adjective.

Words near nonambulatory in the dictionary

  1. nonambition
  2. nonambitious
  3. nonambivalent
  4. nonambulance
  5. nonambulant
  6. nonambulatory
  7. nonamenable
  8. nonamendable
  9. nonamended
  10. nonamer
  11. nonameric

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