Definition of Cooperative. Cooperative. A type of residence where the buyer owns shares in the corporation that owns the building and has the right to live in a specific unit, but doesn't actually own the space. The development's association board interviews the buyer as part of the application to live in the community.
Ambulatory strictly means the ability to walk but in the context of surgery, it refers to patients who are able to leave the hospital the same day as the surgery, without being admitted. Ambulatory surgery is referred to by other names, commonly called minimally invasive surgery, outpatient surgery or same day surgery.
A case in point is eyelid surgery. Sure, the procedure can solve extra skin on the upper eyelid, drooping upper eyelids, as well as upper eyelids that turn in or out. Itâs an outpatient operation usually done by an ophthalmologist but can be done by a plastic surgeon as well.