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ambulatoriale

outpatient

adjective ahm-boo-lah-toh-RYAH-leh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

ambulatory

Usage Note

Ambulatoriale describes medical care or treatment that does not require hospitalization — visita ambulatoriale (outpatient visit), chirurgia ambulatoriale (day surgery). It derives from ambulatorio (outpatient clinic). It is an invariable-ending adjective (same for m/f). Do not confuse ambulatorio (the clinic itself) with the adjective ambulatoriale.

Examples

"Ha fatto una visita ambulatoriale."

Natural Translation

He had an outpatient visit.

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