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ambulation

noun/ˌæmbjʊˈleɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The act of walking or moving about, especially after injury, surgery or illness.

Early ambulation after the operation helps reduce the risk of complications and speeds recovery.

Similar: walking

Topic: Physiotherapy in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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