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ambulatorio

outpatient clinic

noun ahm-boo-LAH-toh-ryoh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

surgery (doctor's office)

Usage Note

Ambulatorio refers to a clinic or doctor's surgery where patients are seen without being admitted overnight — the outpatient setting. It is common in public healthcare contexts (ambulatorio medico, ambulatorio specialistico). Don't confuse it with ospedale (hospital) or pronto soccorso (A&E/emergency room).

Examples

"Visito il medico all'ambulatorio ogni mese."

Natural Translation

I see the doctor at the clinic every month.

Literal Translation

I-visit the doctor at-the-clinic every month.

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