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.
Day surgery is when someone comes to the hospital (usually in the morning) for a minor surgical procedure, and leaves the same day. Inpatient surgery is when you stay in the hospital overnight after your surgery. Sometimes patients who are staying overnight will be admitted to the hospital the day before their surgery. But in most cases people who are staying overnight will be admitted the morning of their surgery.