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ambulator

ambulator

8.4
A person or device that helps someone walk after injury
  • noun
  • /ˈæmbjʊˌleɪtər/
  • Specialized
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  • Subjects are required to be independent community ambulators for a period of 12 months.
  • independent ambulator

Examples

  • The inclusion and exclusion criteria were identical, with the exception that subjects were required to be independent ambulators before hospitalization and were not restricted to discharge to a nursing home.

    Academic text (2002)

  • After the accident, he relied on an ambulator to help him move around the hospital.

  • The therapist provided guidance to assist the ambulator in regaining their mobility after surgery.

  • During the rehabilitation program, each ambulator worked with a physical therapist to improve their walking skills.

Synonyms

walker
vsambulator
33 1.0

A person who moves on foot for exercise or pleasure

is intended to help walking for medical or supportive needs

How Supportive

walker
  • US
26 2.3
ambulator
  • Specialized
8.4
scooter
25 2.5

Surface Forms

ambulator singular
ambulators plural

Morphology

ambulator = ambulate (semi-transparent) = ambulate + or

Form is straightforwardly ambulate + -or (agent), but 'ambulate' is relatively rare outside medical registers, so average learners may not derive the meaning easily.

Etymology

Ambulator comes from the Latin root ambul- meaning 'to walk', the same root you see in amble. So an ambulator is someone or something that walks, or something that helps a person to walk in a medical place like a hospital.